both have their place as investments, but leveraged RE appreciation historically has whooped unleveraged stock growth (due to the leverage, historically stock has done slightly better than unleveraged RE nationally).  

@Carl DieckmannWe have been using University Federal Credit Union and have numerous LLCs with them.

There are indeed many tempting short-term investment opportunities in the market that look very attractive numerically, but their potential risks can easily lead to pitfalls.

There are a ton of PMs in Austin, for example, including a bunch of national and local brokerages so the competition is thick.

Apparently has done jail time for numerous crimes.  

You're still considered US citizen for qualification purposes not a foreign national.

I have listened to some stuff with him and read his stuff but he is rather new.I have purchased numerous land courses and done many deals. 

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The Great Smoky Mountains is the #1 destination of all national parks in the country.It's (probably) the #1 spot investors have focused on for investing. 

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