Sharpen your skills and you'll earn money in any market/sector.  

There are handful of crowdfunding lending companies emerged lately.They all seem to share a need to be an accredited investor to start investing.In order for an individual to qualify as an accredited investor, he or she must accomplish at least one of the following:1) earn an individual income of more than $200,000 per year, or a joint income of $300,000, in each of the last two years and expect to reasonably maintain the same level of income.2) have a net worth exceeding $1 million, either individually or jointly with his or her spouse.3) be a general partner, executive officer, director or a related combination thereof for the issuer of a security being offered.How strict is the accreditation requirement is being followed?

If you look at real estate as one of many vehicles to earn income, you simply have to acknowledge that it isn’t always going to be the most favored vehicle at all times.  

Either people need to start earning more money (we can debate this since it looks like we are already in a recession here), interest rates need to decline (looks like the Fed is about to start doing this) or prices need to decline which has already started to happen.My vote is on lower interest rates and price declines until the market finds its balance and you see transactions start to increase.

You currently have $X amount of equity and have that available to earn a return on it.  

You will earn a fee, learn save then go on your own 

If you're earning, they might show they care a little, but they're more focused on the next batch of agents to recruit.Mom & pop experience: the broker barely answered my calls but when she did, I had already found the answer myself OR she was able to share something I couldn't find on my own - experience.This helped me become very resourceful as it forced me to figure things out in case she couldn't get back to me in a timely manner.Big box experience: I went to KW and found the best 'community' feel/vibe you could ask for in the business.

These investors can provide the capital to stabilize struggling but fundamentally sound projects, potentially earning higher returns than traditional financing routes.Current State of Mezzanine Debt and Preferred Equity InvestmentsAs of mid-2024, alternative financing in real estate, particularly mezzanine debt, and preferred equity, has gained significant traction.

It is scary to quit your job and change career, but life does not evolve in a straight line and there will always be another job.

I tried looking into it from the forums, but the financial advisors I found start off at 10K-- we are not earning that much that it be better if we use the 10K to pay some of the principal of our mortgage.