@Kevin Young My fingers would fall off if I had to write them all done.

Finger's crossed

I am new and just looking for a finger to point me in the right direction.

Fingers crossed!

I think this is going to come down to your personality and what nich suits you the best in real estate but I would start by analyzing as many deals as possible as if you are going to need to find 100% of the money elsewhere and as if you aren't going to lift a finger to run the operation.

I had a 3-plex that was cash flowing $40 a month with me living in one unit at my finger tips.

Fingers crossed for growth there.

I've already learned a ton from the agent course, fingers crossed I pass that test on the first run :) 

The other way is to make sure you have good cash-flowing properties with enough equity in them to be able to weather the storm.Or a combination of the two strategies above, which is what I plan on doing.Keep in mind: the average investor who is now all-out 'in it', sinking everything they have into chasing this market will be the first ones to cut, run and cry about how real estate sucks when the market turns and they get their fingers burned.To me, it's better to take some profit when you can, even if by staying in you could have gotten more, rather than staying until too late and losing everything you think you 'made.'

Now I'm holding my fingers crossed.Going to call a mortgage broker back as well, who seemed very honest, and see what she can put together from the market.