Tim, I do alot of HUD Homes in Alabama and I've never brought home less than $860 commission, even on a $16k house, that was bought by an investor.

My wife and I just bought our first home less than a year ago, and I have healthy bit of disposable income every month that I would love to somehow use to fuel some real estate investments.

While being homeless has it's challenges, it also provides me the opportunity to see the country and investigate various investment markets.I own my co-op in NYC and recently sold 2 condos in Los Angeles, providing me with some capital to find new opportunities.

I find it interesting how at first real estate investing and therapy seem to have little to nothing in common, but as you go along you quickly realize how important those people skills, active listening, rapport building, etc. become, especially if you find yourself interacting with homeowners in trouble with things like financial stress, marital issues, loss of a spouse, fear of homelessness...

The people are amazing, even the drugged out schizophrenics and homeless people, and there is always a lot of life.

I run an outreach to the homeless downtown and have help many people that are on their way up get into a couple of them.

One of my customers lives out of state , but he owns a 20 acre undeveloped parcel of woods near a low income area . Someone contacted him and told him there were 3 old travel trailers and about 10 tents set up about 2...

Any savvy Section 8 tenant likely knows the program doesn't want to kick them out, since it's in their best interest to keep them housed and not homeless.

I recall the lady using the words, "don't worry, we won't make you homeless."

People in the town have within 3 years gone homeless because of the boom as homes so expensive.