Thank you for responding.....Well, to answer your first question, no, I don't have cash...that's the beauty of the double escrow strategy and assigning a contract, because you don't need it.

Note that this does not include gasoline:March 19, 2007: $649.00 (course)July 28, 2007: $71.00 (licensure exam)August 6, 2007: $55.85 (calculator)August 10, 2007: $59.50 (fingerprinting)August 13, 2007: $100.00 (E&O insurance)August 13, 2007: $150.00 (license application fee)Sept. 3, 2007: $8.98 (Your Successful Real Estate Career)Sept. 11, 2007: $6.43 (stapler)Oct. 3, 2007: $225.74 (REALTOR dues, application fee, and MLS)Oct. 4, 2007: $188.38 (lock box key)Oct. 4, 2007: $51.84 (electronic measurer and business card magnets)Oct. 5, 2007: $1,229.74 (laptop)Oct. 7, 2007: $75.17 (cellphone)Oct. 13, 2007: $47.68 (additional auto insurance)Oct. 17, 2007: $75.00 (REALTOR ethics class)Oct. 23, 2007: $5.33 (postage)Oct. 28, 2007: $31.14 (laptop case)Oct. 29, 2007: $107.77 (wireless router and pocket notebook paper)Oct. 29, 2007: $46.92 (cards and envelopes)Oct. 30, 2007: $1.23 (postage)Nov. 2, 2007: $2.05 (postage)Nov. 5, 2007: $70.00 (installing router)Nov. 6, 2007: $0.41 (postage)Nov. 12, 2007: $131.30 (cell phone)Nov. 13, 2007: $10.55 (postage)Nov. 16, 2007: $265.00 (Chamber membership)Nov. 16, 2007: $27.00 (PAR dues)Nov. 28, 2007: $0.82 (postage)I've been an agent for two months now, and so far no commissions.

sounds beautiful @Jennifer Stillman would love to see pics.

It was SO far away, but so very nice and in a beautiful setting.

Contrary to popular belief a lot (not all) of section 8 tenants like and respect beautiful places.Most people are unfamiliar with most of these areas and are deterring potential investments from places that need it the most.

Sure, it's hard to get cashflow rentals in SoCal but if you have the finances to hold for several years, the appreciation cycles in SoCal can make you lots of money.Flipping may be competitive but I renovated 3 homes in San Diego in 2011-2012 and made some good money on the flips because buyers there are willing to pay top dollar for turn-key, beautiful homes.

My BIL just rented a beautiful home in Costa Rica $2500 for the week I believe it includes maid service etc.He has been all over the Caribbean renting privately owned homes for family vacations.

I can already see the Spaceport of the amazing spaceship "Enterprise" in the near distance, out in one of our beautiful and magical deserts (if you haven't seen the movie, it's awesome).

yep the beauty of anonymous transactions!

On NYE, I will be tall grey haired goof in the kilt with the most beautiful woman in the world at my side.