I have been working full time as an electrician for the last 4 years right out of high school.

Pull credit..I spend time reviewing it to find out what's not paid and why not..mostly medical and school loan stuff will accept..utilities and lot of charge offs not paid is usually bad sign(recent)...this is totally subjective4.  

Seems like there are two schools of thought.

I used to be the featured speaker at a national workshop/school, where we presented PWF's as a great energy efficient alternative to concrete.  

Hi All,My name is Daniel Boucher, a recent graduate from Cornell University and a new resident of Napa, CA.

However, I have been following along with the articles on the site as well as educating myself on all things Real Estate/Investing ever since I graduated.

Depends on the school.

I negotiate contracts for a living, if we are doing something "different', I write a contract and send it to attorney for review,,we work together to get something that accomplishes what I want, and still is legal and offers the protection he wants.If I am making very minor changes to that agreement I go ahead and make them (minor terms etc), but if any change is very complex, I run it back by the attorney.I have read and reviewed thousands of contracts in my life, and I very rarely miss anything, but I am not an attorney, and am constantly surprised by some small change an attorney will make that gives us better protection.If you didn't go to law school, don't play lawyer

As a self-employed student who will be starting at UCLA this fall, I am nervous about being able to afford my schooling as it is an important goal of mine.

I was thinking of being a bird dog for Joe ( the investor/partner) first, then after six months graduate to wholesaler, and then after another six months graduate to part time investor/ partner and finally, become a full-time real estate investor.