Now that being said, if what you really want to do in life is become a realtor, then I'd suggest talking to the top producing agents in your area and have them bring you on board under their wings so that you can learn the ropes while you also earn some income.

Great to have you onboard.

Great to have you onboard

How do you get your spouse on board with investing, because that's the biggest hurdle I have to face.

Lots of great people and great info here and I have no idea why it took me so long to get on board.  

Nickelsburg cites data that indicate ongoing growth for California, including:Port activity in September was at a historically high level.International passenger arrivals at the Los Angeles and San Francisco airports have reached record numbers over the past year.A (shallow) upward trend in sales taxes, which are still below the pre-recession peak when adjusting for inflation.Continued growth in residential construction.Impressive gains in California employment.The current forecast is for continued steady gains in employment through 2017.http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-anderson-forecast-job-growth-wage-increases-to-push-real-gdp-growth-past-3-for-first-time-since-05

I am trying to purchase a house using a conventional loan.  The city boarded up the house because there were squatters in it and it is classified as "uninhabitable" because it hasn't had utilities for a number of mont...

I don't use my on board GPS much anymore.

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Welcome @Aaron Hawthorne, good to have you on board!