BUT NOW due to mining recession house prices are plummeting and so are jobs - it's not looking better in the close future.My girlfriend and I have joined the "Rich Dad" based mentorship program for the UK and connected with a local investors group who already invest into UK (with the same program).The plan is to start with lower budget "buy to let" and find the odd good deal to flip a property for cashflow to reinvest.

I'll do my best to keep it concise and interesting :)About me: - Interest in real estate started while in college (Rich Dad Poor Dad)- Worked in sales and management after graduating- Built a real estate investment portfolio part time while working full time- Quit my W-2 job after 3 years and went full time self employed- Started and sold a successful ECommerce business (Still partial ownership, but silent partner.  4-hour work week anyone?

I would also highly recommend the Rich Dad Poor Dad and E-myth books.

@Rich Hupper Any property those goes in default on their taxes can go up for sale.

I would love to gift it to her but we not that rich and that is why we want a formal agreement, just to cover our "investment".

I originally went looking for a source of knowledge on investing that was talking about the difficulties of investing and not about how it's the end all beat all of get rich paths.

I became interested in real estate after reading the ever so popular Rich Dad, Poor Dad. 

I read a book in the rich dad series that I really liked called the ABCs of starting a business by Sharon Leckter I think it was.

The reality is, investing in private investment opportunities is how a large percentage of the rich get rich and stay rich.

After reading Rich Dad Poor Dad right out of high school, an interest and inclenation toward REI was born in me.