Several of the messages I get are people who never post on the forums, ask me one question and when I reply they disappear - I was just wondering what they wound up doing in the end, did they buy a property in California, the Indianapolis area, etc?

Example: If an Army medic were to tell you he used a plastic bag to treat a soldier on the battlefield for a sucking chest wound, did you actually learn how to treat such a wound or simply that a plastic bag might be used?   

This monopoly or illuminati like emphasis on forcing people to be licensed is nonsense.If the Medical field held the same view on "Treatments", then treating your friends basic wounds after a friendly football game with alcohol and a wrap would be illegal in the medical field since you're not a licensed doctor.If the Law or FTC field held the same view on "Counseling", then simply adding the verbiage "I'am not a legal attorney, please consult one" or "Profit is not guaranteed" should not excuse many of us of writing guides, tips, or any informational material without their specific license to ensure our expertise.I mean, 7 outta 10 Realtors can't even tell you the difference between 1978 Lead Paint Disclosures and Lead Paint Free Certificates (LOL), but as big Lead Paint risks are, barely anyone no one knows about this.

Wound love to hear about the portfolio more and what it took to achieve...I wish you success and I hope to meet soon, trying to piece together our own little meet up in the area...

Worthwhile, or still healing from the wounds?

My stepson is a medically retired Wounded Warrior Marine.  

We wound up doing that with our house without knowing that was what we would wind up doing.

In the one friend with 1 rental property and his own business in example mentioned with a CPA he wound up getting audited and having to pay penalties and back taxes.

It's anyone's guess but time heals a lot of wounds in buying RE...I bought my first 'flip' in March of 2008 and rode the value down over $150K, lost easily $10K on rent learning to be a LL and eventually sold that home around 10 years later for just about what I originally purchased it for.

First brokers would not show me deals; then I went into contract on some bad deals out of desperation, which then did not close and I wound up losing a lot of money; and then I switched markets at was at zero again, with brokers not showing me deals.I eventually hit upon strategies to get me over the hump, but getting started was hard.What has been your biggest obstacle?