The online classes only teach you the law not how to write contracts or show property or any of the nuts and bolts - obviously its important to know what the law is but how that is put into action will come from doing real estate so you want a good company who works with new agents who can help you get started. 

Hopefully there is low hanging fruit you can address to minimize the permeation.

ROI is to cash on cash like fruit is to strawberry.

I remember when I was renting, landlord left in the house a bottle of wine, basket with fresh fruits, and some good magazines/brochures about things to do/entertainment, shopping information, and all other good stuff in the area. 

With 130 municipalities just in Allegheny County that are all mostly different in terms in culture and folks living there, not to mention the 90 neighborhoods within one of those municipalities (City of Pittsburgh) I think it would be nuts to be an out of state investor investing here, but hey that's just me.I'm sure many other midwestern cities are very much the same in terms of having varying neighborhoods

Anyway...I finally nutted up and bought a few pieces of property lastnight! 

Short sales can be a tricky nut to crack.Hope this helps. 

A person who's trying to replace their primary income source via real estate investing would be nuts not to get a license. $2k / year is an irrelevant sum of money.

I hope you all success in 2019 and you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor!

I hope you all success in 2019 and you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor!