My suggestion to you is not whether or not you should invest in RE, Stocks, a new Biz or gold, gas or silver. 

Elsewise we would be on the gold standard and have a very difficult time issuing credit because everything would have to be backed buy gold and there's a finite supply of gold.

The reason they say that is that they know we'll treat them and their buyers like gold -- we'll negotiate quickly and in good faith, we'll give the selling agent a bonus for bringing us a good buyer, we'll make most indicated repairs from inspections, we'll handle all aspects of the appraisal and closing, etc.

I think many people know eventually the bubble is gonna break, but they just thought they can jump out at the right time and make a profit by timing the market.I think the gold market right now is pretty much like the real estate market 4 years ago.

I’m interested in buying some physical Gold and silver in order to diversify my portfolio.

Absolutely gold when considering your own personal goals. 

You can get a lot of gold nugget tips from the podcasts; I like to listen to them on my drive to and from work.

I also have large foreign exchange providers or gold buyers but everything seems to be good until you due diligence and find out how many liars there are in this world!

@Connor Williams An agent is worth their weight in gold.  

Read blogs, post questions, and the podcasts are gold!