If you acquire an underperforming one, increase revenue and fix the fundamental issues, I’m sure that you can then show a bank your operating statement and get a small business loan but I think with a small business loan, the money provided is strictly for use within that business.

You will learn far more in a 20 minute conversation with an expert than with a weekend real estate seminar or hours poking around on the web.

@Rinee John de Leon with all the good info.On the flip side, I generally don't suggest using web referral services such as Angie's List, CraftJack, or HomeAdvisor.

This is what adds to the inconvenience of this thing - it's all outsourced to some LID collections group with a terrible web page. 

These are fundamental concepts in real estate investing that you will want to master. 

@Jay HinrichsI came across this on a web page.

The beginner should take a beginners course on real estate, and learn all the fundamentals and legal theory as a foundation.

Everyone is talking about the coming housing correction but I think Seattle has very strong fundamentals that it will be able to weather the storm quite well. 

The fundamentals may look great the PE looks great the index charts look great but when there are more sellers than buyers none of it matters. 

In any investment vehicle...real estate, bonds, dividends, this is a fundamental rule in investing.