Also have an understanding of housing demand versus supply for houses and apartment rents (I wish I considered those factors when buying my first home).Also, make sure you understand debt financing and you spending time modeling out your costs. 

There are a number of business models what can work in Albany.

I had recently sold a model match in the same community that I had also remodeled so I had a sold comp at $237k.

It took a bit longer to sell than normal because inventory rose temporarily and we messed up our own comps because I bought a second model match unit in the same community a few weeks after the first purchase for $188,000.

Here is the model I would follow:Pastor claims God told him to create $3.2M INDX cryptocurrency scheme (usatoday.com)

Practice building out a valuation model if you haven't.

In general, the "standard" brokerage model is, yes, a pyramid.

I am an aspiring RE agent and investor.

He is definitely a person/business that we are trying to model in the general contracting space here in Chicago. 

I am currently in the process of laying the groundwork for an Air BNB Arbitrage Business model specifically targeting the Anchorage/Wasilla region in Alaska.