The group meetings are a little more personal than the REIA.

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

Things like job opportunities, school districts, amenities, and personal preferences should be considered when making a decision.

Your proof is a warranty deed.A warranty deed is a written legal document that transfers legal and equitable title of real property from one person or entity to another.

A Real Real Estate AnalogyI am starting my real estate adventure and I am trying to draw a comparison from paper assets (stocks, bonds, notes, T-bills, crypto, etc.) with real estate.For those who know a bit more than me (and i know this will vary by person) but what are corresponding "tech stocks" (AMZN, AAPL, NVDA, FB, GOOG, etc.) of real estate?

Getting to contract is one step, the real work begins with getting to the closing table. 

I am a buyer and am not familiar with assignment contracts.

Folks,I am negotiating an owner-operated restaurant lease and tenant agrees to a personal guarantee for the initial lease term of five years but rejects a guarantee for the two options (five year each).

It's because they are building "teams", spending too much time "evaluating" deals online without ever seeing one in person, trying to use other people's money with no collateral, and vetting systems that they have nothing to put into. 

You might be more than 10% or even more than 100% on the hook with private money especially if that came with a personal guarantee…