Deals are out there, it can be tight.

If you manage to pull a smile everyday and not get emotionally attached to any client or deal, you will be a rockstar and it will be a highly rewarding career.

Note, this is from direct experience.It might be wise to also consider selling since home prices are slightly up in the past 2 years. 

In the meantime, I'd like to get my Texas Real Estate License, but would like to know if I could do a few deals remotely before return back stateside to Texas, and can come into the office. 

My biggest issue with it was a partner of the RAL academy came in on Day 3 and spent 45 minutes showing pictures of a deal he did in colorado.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

@Marc Zak look at the free calculator here on BP to see a pretty good model to analyze rental deals.

The term curb appeal is simply referring to the home's exterior being appealing, which doesn't have anything to do with plants or pots or items directly.

If I have a problem with my newspaper delivery or something equally non-critical, I'd like an answer or fix  now, but if it's later today or tomorrow, not a big deal. 

When a 21-year-old claims to make $600,000 in his first year of real estate, someone should verify that before sticking a mic in his face and praising his successes.Being on the podcast used to be a big deal.