With respect, private money is not a commodity item like a book or laptop that you can buy online, and perhaps enjoy the protection of a credit card.

Live with my laptop and not worry when the Big Bad Wolf comes to blow my house down.

. $4500 seems like A LOT of money to transfer our digital plans into CAD (the contractor already built-out our design ideas on his laptop's software) and have an engineer ensure we're using the right beams in the right places.

After that big even I continued for another oh 3 months maybe I went once a month and had workshop settings.. 3 a day... 2 couple one agent max of 20 in the room.. so everyone got personal attention I would make the over all presentation then float from table to table... we had our lap tops and simply brought up MLS listings... the listing brokers in Oregon LOVED ME..

Ignore the upsell, stay in the main room and either see if you can find a way to have your cellphone record audio covertly or take a laptop along and type like mad taking notes....and THAT said, yes - you WILL hear a lot of terms and concepts you've probably never heard before, most of which will not be explained in much detail.

I'm completely frustrated with the contact management software available on my devices and laptop.  

With the job I have, it's kind of my escape on my way home, especially on days where I take an absolute beating so I jumped on the laptop and searched, "what requirements do banks require in order to finance a beach rental property?"

Good contractors spend their days with a tool in their hands and its typically not a laptop.

I don't have any issues using my laptop, it was only on my phone.

Laptop?