Certain players do consistently obtain more properties than others, partly due to marketing, experience level, or salesmanship.

She wanted a IPOD, because the MP3 player we bought her didn't hold enough songs.

I got my degree in History, took a year or so off and worked some pointless jobs, went back to graduate school for a semester and a half to get my teaching certificate, and dropped out to pursue a career as a professional poker player.

There is so much potential in commercial real estate and the players are keeping a tight lid on it.

Even then, will their real estate investment be better than just putting their money in a bank CD?

slaclair:First, park your money in a safe place - T-bills or CD's (if you choose CDs only park up to $100K in each CD (and at a different institution), as that's all that is insured.Then TAKE YOUR TIME.

Do not shy away, but certainly learn the rules beforehand and know the players here.

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q=cache:w_TTVYUXMnUJrmoney.com/about_us.html+smartmastermoney.com&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=usPerhaps someone else here may have invested with him also.

I found a house that was willing to sell to me on CD, but I was really sticking my neck out.