You can also call realtors and see if they have any work you could do in exchange from learning from them.

Just google Ohio Real Estate Convention and you should find it somewhere. 2) Some individuals are interested in passive real estate investing, but have little liquid cash, but significant savings in IRA and 401k accounts and are looking to diversify beyond just stocks, mutual funds, and other public market assets. 3) Always important to work with an attorney, title company, and or closing attorney as you work with a private lender.

With all the uncertainty going on with the world, with the wars in the middle east, longshoremen strikes, election in November, and potential for stock market and housing market crashes, should I hold off on purchasing real estate until the world is more "stable"?

These are not typical life insurance policies.If the down payment comes from an existing asset whether it is money from money market, money from savings account, money from CDs, money from heloc, money from selling stocks, money from stock margin, gift from family, money from life insurance it does not achieve a 100% LTV with respect to determining return.  

It could be a good starting point and then sell and do a 1031 exchange.

If anyone wants to meet up in person and exchange ideas/tips, hit me up!

Maybe the landlord paid for the TI in exchange for higher rent.

I was able to do little work, save money compared to renting, build equity in the house, and sell for a good profit that allowed me to 1031-Exchange into a Commercial Property.

Nothing has been signed and no funds have been exchanged (aside from credit report costs to TransUnion, which I'll probably refund).

These reserves can typically be in liquid assets, including cash, stocks, or retirement funds.4.