.* 25K middle program they give you a couple of properties minor hand holding through their pipeline to keep you happy (maybe if you dont get burned and loose money on the deal) before they disappear* 35K for mastery this is the big upsell they let you in the inner circle like church of scientology your paying to be their friend and they have to funnel you deals that the top guys don't want first so they feed you some deals to keep you happy and hold your hand.

Because he is a friend from my church, I didn't even want to start down the road of asking more questions until I was completely ready to move forward.

When we are home we volunteer at our church (actually my wife is still employed part time doing what she loves) and spend time with family.

By all means document your cases of people abusing the system; that will help persuade the politicians to stop/not exercising the states' inherent power to regulate health, safety, and welfare (incidentally, most states in the South and Appalachia have banned snake handling in churches.

If you're looking for more affordable properties, some of the "sketchier" areas of Church Hill, Brookland Park, etc. have some deals to be found.  

I drive down a rural highway on the way to church every week and in a 15 mile stretch there are several brand new SS facilities that have been built in the last 6 months. 

Church History 

Personal; get married, purchase dream home, travel to Europe, visit an island, donate money/time to the church, compete internationally in Powerlifting 

I am alright with spending a few years of my life eating dirt, living frugally, and spreading my time between church, school, job, and my real estate investing business.

After day 1 of our multi-day negotiation, my counterpart had just started pumping milk towards the end as she was a new mother, followed by the owner introducing me to all the extended family within the organization I'd never met before, and capped off by physically walking me through to meet the employees that he had personally hired from his church groups.