Many of these teachers have book knowledge but very little practical real world experience.I have always walked my own path and do not like being confined to corporate ideals in a box.

The only position I see as "smart" might be (2 actually): 1. buy/flip early in the trend (but early is relative to what the cycle will be); and 2. be the enabler of purchasing r/e (as an agent/broker, lender, etc. etc).How are you approaching the current and uptrending market?

I'm a school teacher and my wife and I also own a restaurant.

@Jon Holdman has a heart of a teacher in my opinion.

If you have an area of investing that interests you, you can then find the top speaker / teacher that in that subject.

I've always said that experience is a great teacher...except for the fact that she sometimes kills her students.

We need to do something that is going to enable our capital to appreciate with the market and like the ideas of investing but are unsure where to begin. 

This approach enabled swift action, allowing a same-day sale for $233,000.

you'll have to wait another year for seasoning purposes before a bank will consider it an "asset" enabling you to make more investments.

However, it enables you to sell to unaccredited investors and creates a tradable security.Our firm has done Reg A's before - the blue skying is the WORST.