Good luck in your journey . . . remember slow and steady wins the race and the ones making teh money with many of the courses being hawked are the ones selling the courses (we can attest to that as we made that mistake initially ourselves).

Hello Stan,We all have dreams/goals, and without those we can't accomplish them, and go to join the rat race.1.

Lesson learned - always bet on the horse, not the jockey.

If your plans for the future are crushed and you feel like giving up because some dude on a web forum like me (whatever my "stats" are and what's in my profile) told you they were unrealistic, maybe I'm right and maybe I'm full of crap.My wife and I are a fantastic example of how real estate can be a thoroughly viable option to change your life and find a way out of the rat race.

So regardless of how ridiculous it is in your mind that I believe prices could drop by 40%, please, step off that horse, place your ego on the special shelf for special things, pull out your 'crayola font' for this one and explain as if you were explaining to a '3rd grader'.'

Hold your horses there buckaroo, or should I say cheese-headwear, lol. 

I don't live there so I have no pony in this race.

Slow and steady wins the race.

But again I think it's best to budget/save before putting the cart before the horse. 

Do you need unique checks and balances in your away market so someone is representing your interests in the away market--yes.Slow and steady wins the race.