You're an active trader, so you know how intense the business can be.

New Starbucks, Home Depots, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and higher-end restaurants tend to be indicative of a community where the median income is good and population is growing.

But just be realistic of finding one .You might not be able to find some one who is great in all aspects - for ex , If I find an agent with not much experience but he is hungry , motivated and is willing to work and grow with you .

I think its industry standard to not carry licenses , insurances , not having good references , not agreeing to sign the contract By the way - I think its also important to know that - different states have different laws , even for people with 30 yrs of experience or great contractors , for ex in California you can't ask for more than 1000 $ down .I am not making it up, see here .  

I have been trading in the stock market for years as an options and futures trader.

This decision by the day traders was rational in the sense they could use this tax money to make more money in the long run to more than cover the extra interest and penalties they would incur from delaying their tax payments.

One of the more regular was initially targeted for ex-military but everyone is welcome.

I nearly got into ForEx trading myself before I discovered real estate.

@Miranda HollandThere are multiple platforms out there like ffn, paperstac, Debexpert etc and whole loan traders.

The only thing that mattered was the money to be made by "bedroom brokers" making commissions on "liar" loans and the bond traders at the investment banks, who screwed their ostensible customers and in turn the American public.Frank