Call it what you will but I feel the newbies have a thousands legs up with the information available these days as opposed to when I started up right before the bubble. 

I take martial arts training several times a week.

In martial arts we ask students to set goals for themselves.

I think networking with as many other investors and wholesalers as possible in your area is a great way to find deals like this, let everyone know you are looking, and move FAST when a deal like this pops up.  Right

This doesn't show up right away until you get that first tax bill. 

The grout will crack up right away.

Yeah Krav is really fun.With the weights I do not train to get big.I train now for power and speed for all of my martial arts techniques.Many of the people doing weights will not stretch and then be bulky but have no flexibility,no endurance as they do limited cardio,and the muscle group movements are slow and sluggish.There are a few exceptions of course.Each time they do heavy weights you have to really stretch out the muscle to keep it pliable.The muscle fibers tear down each time and rebuild thicker.You have to stretch to keep the flexibility with adding the mass.I haven't gotten as serious into my training lately as I want to.I am going to buy one of the weight vest soon.I like the quality of www.weigthvest.comI will get the 150 pound version but will start out small at 10 pounds and work up.It's just like when we break boards.If you try to break 5 or 6 at once you break your hand if you haven't done it yet.The reason is you do not have proper technique down yet and your bone structure isn't ready for the force yet.You start off small with one board and then slowly over time your bones will get denser to adjust to the load and you increase the board count.

@Rob K Rob I have been in martial arts for many years.

Chicago(land) is blowing up right now and I'm afraid all the wrong people are getting in.

That beat up area on the north shore they are fixing up right now is where I would be investing if I was closer to SI.