Another idea is to use your Summers to "intern" with a very experienced and active investor who is doing the kinds of things you want to do.  

I work for a International Chain Short Term Loan Company.

For the past 4 years I've worked with out of state and international clients to buy, hold, and sell central Florida properties.

I will be starting a job at a company I interned for this winter in 3 weeks and will be making 36k this year.

I help my business partner run his property management company, ERS Management, in town, and we are actively managing about 750 units for approximately 75 local, national, and international investors and are rapidly expanding.I always love to chew real estate and help people find investments that can benefit both parties.  

Some local banks and credit unions will be willing to extend you credit using an internal product that there is no market for on the secondary market.

I just got into being a real estate agent intern and I like it and all but my main focus is home investment.

You will have to develop a mechanism internally for BS Detection.

You will have to develop a mechanism internally for BS Detection.

There is a good information on living abroad it is called International Living!