The high speed rail in California may open up a lot of affordable housing in far flung areas to lower income people helping to alleviate the problem temporarily.

Whether you’re just getting started down the road towards fulfilling your real estate investing dreams or you’re a little more experienced, a good mentor can get you closer to the realization of your goals by showing you some of the tips, tricks, and other shortcuts that have fueled their success.The problem many fledgling real estate investors face – and some with a little more experience – is self doubt about their ability to put together profitable deals, as well as having numerous questions about when certain techniques would be most appropriate.These doubts and questions can easily be alleviated by knowledge, but a lot of real estate investors have trouble applying principles they may have read about, heard about, or seen in a short webinar.

Sometimes I think saying too much (ie, "if you're flexible in pricing/terms" or "if you're able to finance" or some witty message about alleviating the stress of owning a property) is not effective as it's too wordy.

The latest status quo is that there is a shortage of housing because of delays in building residential homes (apartments & villas) and thus has alleviated the prices this year (2008).

I understand that the seller can have more confidence that the deal will close with someone who puts lots of cash down, but can't those issues be alleviated with an approval letter from the bank (as opposed to just a pre-qualification letter).

It's about $300 and should alleviate all concerns (assuming you removed the mold appropriately).

Can a negotiation be done with bank to short this loan and make it work for a rehab and alleviate the current owner of any further responsibility.

Again, this opens up your options and alleviates the potential "what if" headaches that you will have when buying preconstruction real estate.

Our main concern here is termites and an occasional visit by the Thermidor alleviates that problem.

Meeting actual people who are making a living in this field might help alleviate his fears.Second, you could wholesale a property by yourself and make some money with very little risk.