I think real estate is the best business out there, whether you're flipping, land lording or working on the financing side of things it is just an exciting business with endless possibilities.

We're like snakes swallowing our own tails here, just going endlessly in the same circle. 

Originally posted by @James Wise:...After that we are taught about all the things that smell like money.Mold smells like moneyAsbestos smells like moneyOld paint smells like moneyDirty houses smell like money Having dealt with all four and written cheques for remediation, abatement, trim restoration and endless dumpsters, I would agree they smell like money ... my money ;-)

I have very big dreams, and the possible creations are endless.

Everyone is going to college, people are driving themselves into massive amounts of debt to go to college and then work for the rest of their life in an endless cycle of paying off said debt and getting into more debt.

This is owed to a number of reasons, but it mostly boils down to a 50-year endless demand to live in the area due to brilliant schools, virtually-nonexistent crime, great weather, and very high quality of life.The description I just gave you applies mostly to the more-expensive Conejo Valley area which comprises of Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills and Oak Park.

Everybody deals with endless paperwork.

, got responses from both sides of the endless unlicensed-wholesaler debate, but because every other wannabe/newbie wholesaler wanted to cheer him on, he got more votes than NORMAL (but not "top"), and because he responded to every post, all of a sudden he's the "Top Contributor"?

Travel is the easy answer... down  payment on a trophy/pre-runner truck could be fun too...

Before a broker/agent answers a ton of questions they need to see the buyers financials and ask some brief questions to determine if the buyer is a flake, wants a free education without buying anything, or actually wants a long term relationship to purchase a property today and in the future.A busy broker/agent doesn't have time for the flakes,free education types, and the serial lookers who even if you find the right property they are too scared to do anything.A doctor,attorney etc. doesn't spend endless hours giving valuable information for services and not charge anything for it.