They sat on their tails for the last 2 1/2 weeks doing nothing to verify.

I don't think the brute force method of working my tail of to pay down as much of my students loans as possible to put myself in a better debt position is feasible.

He who control great deals has the beast by it's tail.

That 700/month savings will get you to your required 20-25k down payment in a matter of a couple of months.In summary you can either work your tail off getting a second job, having little or no free time and ultimately save up the required amount of money in a couple of years, or you can sell the truck and immediately start looking for rental properties to buy as you would be ready to buy something in a matter of months and be well on your way to long term financial success.The choice is yours.

I saw some people in the thread saying it's possible, but they didn't say how to do it.You put your nose to the grindstone and you work your tail off to save more ... you can't always have everything you want, right now, with no or low money down ... doesn't mean it is impossible.In the meantime you educate yourself, both online and local networking.

The long answer can make you chase your tail for ages and never invest--analysis paralysis.  

Maybe you offer to keep the city off his tail in the meantime.  

Much of what is occurring in these to markets in recent years is speculating {grabbing onto the tail of a fast moving train}, not investing.  

You are right - he will be selling a seminar - you need to research his legal problems that occurred in the past - I think he is a good person - but he got the wrong marketing agency promoting his program - he is a better write than investors - You need some hard-core instruction - not a ferry tail presentation that will only motivate you to spend money on a long distance type of instruction.Start an investor club - you come in contract with many folks who invest, who have money - who are good folks and you'll learn much from that association;Run some ads: Real Estate Meet-up meeting being formed - all are welcome - our first meeting will be May 25th at the Holiday Inn - the subjects discussed will be Tax Sales in the Local market - creative financing - our guest speaker will be Bob Smith from Smart Title Company.

There's also those who started with very little, and grinded their tails off until they were successful.Real estate is definitely a regional market.