in the last few years, the number of rentals has skyrocketed there, and the OO's realized that a lot of people with no vested interest in the property don't take care of the neighborhood, and don't participate in the community.davebt, i know a lot of people made a lot of money on interest only loans and price speculation.

I've read input from other participants and like their opinions.

This certainly appears to be an extensive site, with great information.Having held a real estate license and actually worked with a real estate firm some years ago, I do have some knowledge about investing in real estate, but it’s been many years since I’ve actually participated in that field.Let me try to be as brief as possible.

As an investor, I'm only able to participate in one, maybe 2, refurb-or-build projects at a time (assuming I'm not a small cog in a big syndicated real estate deal).

The good news, however, is that the SEC is thinking about changing the rules so that average Joes and Janes can participate.

If you manage to find several leads which are good, I'll end up bringing you on as a wholesaler and teaching you the ropes as you are actually participating in DEALS.

As for the window with the names of people who participated in this thread, it's not visible to me.

I suggest you ask questions and participate (don't take over the class, LOL) hopefully you'll get an instructor who has financial experience that can relate the materials to real life instances and not just read the book.

It's interesting, the waiting list is closed, and you have to participate in a lottery just to get put on it!!

This is how you can get involved and be a part of a transaction that you otherwise aren't ready to participate in at a more skilled level yet.Time is of the essence and instead of trying to learn how to do this while it is in your hand, you should do the best thing to move the deal forward by putting your buyer in contact with the seller now.