And to back up, if I had not had a formal education I doubt I would have seen the opportunities in other industries or have been accepted by other professionals (socially and professionally) to earn a seat at the table so to speak.As an example, I made a home loan to an engineer, then he came to me for a business loan.

I do have a Social Security Number but unfortunately I have no Credit History.

Of course all American taxpayers, and their grandchilren will be paying for your (and lots of others) mistakes.So although all of us on this site claim to be pure capitalists, we will be happy participants in the SOCIALIZATION of the mistakes of people who spend more time researching the purchase of a $20K automobile than a $200K house!

cansado de la carrera por el progreso social y rehabbing para inversionistas alguien necesita una clase de diálogo inicial honesta buena del tipo, si usted tiene el dinero efectivo tengo el sudor y sé{conozco} Mi primera vez en el poste, esperanza segura puedo hacer este, mi mal de suerte es FACTURADOI hope this helps Lonnie 8) REI I'll get back with you on that; Been told to write book.

You can use the social network tools to build up your network.

So far we have been reading books and making the preliminary steps to creating a social network by finding out who we know are real estate agents, contractors, sub-contractors, bankers, etc..

Use things like Plaxo.com and LinkedIn.com plus some social networking sites.

Zack,Thanks for the update.Use LinkedIn and other network sites (social or professional) to build up your network.

They are both social and networking where you can meet mortgage people and real estate agents that specialize in investment property as well as handymen, property managers, and many other people that might be of service to you at one point or another.

Thanks John-I replied to your PM.For the other readers, I do the following (without URLs):Forums I participate in:Bigger PocketsAgents communityReal Estate Webmaster ForumBlogs I write on:My websiteActive RainOther social networking sites I try to comment on to make sure I am getting my name/website out there:TechnoratiMyBlogLogZillowTruliaAnd then I am trolling around looking for other place to post.Actually, I really have a tough time finding any other Blogs that talk more than a post or two about investment real estate.