I think as you educate yourself and perhaps the reason you are on BP is to learn from experts, smart use of leverage and ensuring solid cash flow to weather downturns is how big time wealth is created and gets you there much faster, nor paying all cash.

We are kind of in the wild west, we should be smart enough to know better.

Alek,Smart decision to join BP there is a wealth of knowledge on the site and good luck with growing your business.Thanks,MH

I had thoughts that "legitimizing" my business would be a smart first step.a.k.a. making a website, having business cards, getting a separate "business" phone/voicemail to answer prospective leads inquiring about properties or offering them.Would anyone suggest that this is the right direction to go before spending money on direct mailing campaigns/driving for dollars/running advertisements via craigslist or any other source?

I'm going to contact my agent about it shortly, but just wanted to ask the smart people here first so I have an idea what to expect.Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide.

I want to be smart about this and it may takes some patience.

It sucks, but it was the smart move for me in the long run.

If you buy smart, you may be able to use that to propel your investing career later.

, I read newspapers etc - I live here, and I understand trends a lot betterI can (and I will) read articles on real estate in the US, and what areas in the country are going to develop and so on, but do you really think that I can take smart decisions relying these articles?

Theres a ton of good ones out there and they interview smart people that are doing big things.