What are your end game RE goals and do you have MLS access where you are at?

My career in accounting / finance has enabled me to develop strong analytic skills.  

A bridge loan, a short term lending vehicle (usually 12 to 24 months) designed to enable investors to close gaps.

Only way to get your broker's license without the 3 years of experience is if you are a disable veteran.How in the world does being a disabled veteran enable you to skip the 3 year requirement? 

Hopefully it also leads to some decent appreciation that enables an escape with some good gains in exchange for the diminishing monthly income returns.

I pass on :-99% of the HUD properties I track((I have bought 300+)-99% of FNMA and VA foreclosures I pass on-99.9% of Hubzu and Auction.com I pass on as I place an offer of what I am willing to pay and stick to it-99.9% of the "deals" wholesalers send me I laugh atIt is the .1 to 1% of the deals I have bought that have enabled me to live a great life.

I'm also attending a meetup in Concord put on by REI Bar Camp. http://reibarcamp.com Hi Enoch - Yeah, I saw that meetup and the agenda, and thought about going, but I could not make myself go and play a board game...:) Real life monopoly is way better:).

At the very least, even if no prohibited transactions occur, your flexibility will be limited when partnering with your retirement funds as care must be taken not to violate any of the rules (self-dealing, transfer of ownership between partners, enabling, etc.)

If you live in a market where you don't have any choice but to invest somewhere non-local, then you should be making a deliberate choice to invest in a particular non-local market after you've done your research and put the necessary things in place to enable you to invest there.

Being an expert in an area will help you take the guess work out of your offers and enable you to identify deals quickly.