These things require my personal credentials and credibility and thus cannot be automated.When I hired someone last year, I was struggling - it was a lot of soul searching.

I'm not that much older than you (just turned 29), but I feel like I've always been an old soul.  

and dont be discouraged, this sounds like alot of work, it is but its takes as long as watching a football game to do the research and lots of networking. find a strong circle of influence. i would attend the tax sales and chat up the folks buying, they can be pretty chatty. 11. remember its a numbers game, not everyone makes $74,126.00 in there first deal like most bigger pockets podcasts soundoff about. chickensoup for the soul was rejected 147 times before it became a number 1 best seller selling millions of copies all over the world. all this means is be persistent and keep trying, keep falling forward and always get back up and try again.  12. look up Seth Williams, and the landgeek they have websites and podcasts, with more info on buying land. once you buy your first tax sale come back and post it as a sucess story and next steps! 

When I see someone come from another nice career and want to try this, my soul dies a little on the inside. 

Fortunately, you don't have to trust a soul in this industry because it's your responsibility as an investor to do your own full due diligence on any deal presented to you.

Gives to family, friends, communtiny, etc...So to me investing is much more than numbers but more importantly how am I remembered.I dont want to be remembered as1. a person that had money but it got taken 2. a follower of the market 3. a investor that has money but no time for his family4. a investor that didn't have mind, body and soul because he worked to much5.

Foreign currencies have merit, unless the issuing country is debasing its currency.Commodities look interesting as Asia continues growing.My local cash is short term and I still remember the high t-bill rates of many years ago.An adventurous soul might look for overseas opportunities and move to Singapore like financier Jim Rogers (co-founder with George Soros of the Quantum Fund).IMO, a very interesting diversification in RE would be farmland.

He's selling his professional soul pretty cheap, and you own him.

I'm no country fan but I like the soul and passion in that one.

The soul of the town is changing, which is sad.