I was a little nervous at first but he is so down to earth that it made me feel very comfortable talking with him.  

If @Alex Applebee has spent her 20-30 years of living in either Santa Barbara (one of my favorite places on Earth!)

Diatomaceous earth - the food grade kind, not the pool filter kind. 

I see it may be best starting with a stepping stone (SFR) to progress to another world (commercial); as the moon may be a stepping stone in traveling from Earth to Mars, they are still worlds apart.

I'm relatively phobia free, but the possibility of the earth just giving way under you is massively disturbing to me.Perhaps if I lived in Florida I'd get inurred to such things... but i doubt it

I thought I had it all figured out several times early on, only to have something crazy happen and bring me back down to earth. 

Rents have followed the same way in Terrace/Kitimat, but haven't quite caught up in Rupert.If you're looking for something speculative, Rupert is probably a good way to go right now as there is still room for prices to increase if the industrial projects planned in the area move forward, the risk being they will crash back down to earth if LNG doesn't live up to the hype.

His down to earth manner, as well as his consistent display of personal interest in the success of other individuals, makes it very clear that I have chosen the best mentors in real estate investment possible.

I've listened to most of the podcasts and I like how informal/real/down-to-earth they are.

You do not want to be in front of a judge and have them look at you the landlord and say " How on earth is the tenant supposed to understand all of this ?"