I started buying about year or so after the crash started.I had been looking/learning for a couple of years but the numbers just never made any sense to me - at least not for buy and hold.

@James Setaro - I am sure it is state specific, however, in FL I had to take a 63 hour course and I opted to do the 7 day crash course which was 20 chapters long, then I was required to pass an in class exam before being allowed to move forward to the State Exam. 

I own a home in Portland, OR that I bought right before the crash and now since the market has recovered here I have about 135k in equity (more if I sold it of course).

I got my License in 2006, worked in the Default side of things, from my observation in the Fox Valley area (where i worked till November of 2014) values have not yet fully recovered to pre crash insanity numbers, we didnt lose sharply but are not returning quick either, while right now, activity is high, prices are not yet following, we are still down a good 10% I dont see that coming back any time soon, nor should it, prices were hyper inflated in 06/07' but who knows, with more buyers in the market that could change. 

The course is not easy, so I would recommend taking a weekend crash course prior to the exam.Kind regards,Arpad

although I was also loaning there in 06 07 and got stuck with a few of those that I loaned 80k on a 150k house only to sell it for 30k.. that's when I decided to go down there and buy those suckers.. it was the worst of times there for a while but all in all we made it back plus a bunch.good post.I use to get in many debates on the Australian forums about what was better in 2001.. buying atl. for 30 cents on the dollar.. or those hawking rentals in Texas and touting the market never crashed.. well it did not crash but the houses did not double either and its dog tough owning rentals in texas great economy if you live there but not necessarily a great buy and hold place in my mind and NO where near the profit potential ATL had in the day.

Landlord crashed vehicle a block or so away and was rushed to hospital - Landlord died from gunshot wounds. for more info and details you can check our local TV station websites for more details -  

That's even with the crash figured in. 

I also have a bankruptcy from 2010 due to the crash in 08.

Hello All,the thing about Marko Rubel which i noticed there , because i watched his webinar twice is that , he is trying to convenience everybody that his business model and strategies of financial solutions are the best through getting the profit by ownership , which is not taxable like as a capital gain , and it is the best model for the real estate growth now compared to the last 5 years of recovery after the 2008 market crash , while the money of wholesaling or flipping are not capital gain are taxable big time compared to that , so those models are not convenient to the current market and it's progression , i wanted to discuss this idea with anybody who might know or think of it , i do not think that is absolutely true , any ideas thanks Ehab T