I've seen several different businesses in their infancy get a boost just from going around to different offices' sales meetings pitching their service or product.

Think about your activities that you’re involved with.You want to draw the seller out to talk about themselves.Dale Carnegie wrote “how to win friends and influence people” wrote about behavior of people.People like to do business with people that they like and they trust.

Also, cheaper oil almost always boosts the local economies of outside oil-producing regions.

These resources will boost your Real estate IQ very quickly.Good luck.

Yes, but you will need to factor in influences risks, degree of management and costs of holding assets, investor's time, experience and knowledge being similar, differences in liquidity, marketability of the asset as well as growth or appreciation expectations. 

There is not usually a lot left over due to getting caught up from the lean months.Plans: Re-establish the emergency fund but boost to 6 months reserves. ($2000 x 6 months= $12k,)Try save up to 10% gross of my pay check after the $2k budget is met then put the rest into debt reduction.Find somebody I can work with/for in Real Estate Investing to learn hands on and observe their methods.Use the 10% gross savings to invest in a property.Get free of all debt but business and eventually be able to go all cash as it makes sense.Establish at least 3 other streams of income (preferably 5) so we are not reliant on my commissions to meet the budget.

Our job has nothing to do with real estate, but we fell in love with investing due to the influence of "Rich dad, Poor dad" and HGTV show.

"How to master the art of selling" "influence" "pitch anything" and then Charlie Munger's 25 cognitive biases are a great place to start.

@Steve MyersWelcome to the site.Staying active on the site can really boost your investing career.

I never solicited to buy their clients' properties as, after 25-30 years working orobates, I know better.Due to my experience and influence inside the legal community, I've positioned myself as an expert that attorneys seek out.