Welcome to BiggerPockets @Brian Rossiter.Making the shift from employee to investor is the American Dream to me now :) I plan on getting there and hope to see you do it as well.This concept will help when evaluating potential deals:The 50% Rule: How to Quickly Analyze a Multifamily Investment PropertySee you around the site.

I haven't played the actual board game, but I think it's a good way to introduce concepts and get a feel for investing.Be warned though, it can be kind of tough until you learn the concepts, and a turn-off for people if they fail early on (probably bad childhood memories of Monopoly coming back to haunt them).

Jon Holdman has a good point regarding the value of goodwill ...but you may also want to throw in a non-compete within a certain mileage/county etc radius.An interesting concept keep us updated..Good luck

The concept is not new dating back to the crash.Inside that agreement, the agencies allowable mortgage portfolio was to be reduced by 10% per year.

Perhaps see if you can bring your score with some of the simpler steps, paying credit lines/cards down to 30-50% , etc.

This is not typically a barrier to good returns, but does add complexity and you should seek professional guidance to learn more about this concept.

I think the "getting to deals first" concept is quite narrow.

Very interesting concept. 

Lol, I don't want 2/2 of my posts flagged:) Though I would love to put it out there for any feedback/criticism that would help refine it and open my mind to concepts that either i wasn't aware of or hadn't realized.  

I would like to be in a position one day where by business concept revolved around holding properties, but I think I would need to be a little more aggressive starting out.