It is similar to a cook at a popular restaurant buying meat, but cooking it on the company grills, using the waitresses to serve it out the back door to customer pulling up paying cash.

A lot will depend on what type of real estate you want to become involved with; rentals, flips, wholesaling, brrr, singles, multi-family, commercial, etc.Here are a few suggestions:  (especially for singles and small multi-family)  concentrate on the best school district, get the worst house on a great block, stop your car and get our and actually speak to people working on their yard or just sitting on their porch, eat at a local mom/pop coffee shop--sit at the counter and speak to the waitress and customers.  

The waitress came up to take our order, looked at him and said, "boy they're really giving you a hard time".

Tipping in my neck of the woods is only done for waiters or waitresses anyway.

You'd be surprised what a waitress knows, or the guy sitting next to you.

Was eating breakfast with my sister at Sambos and asked the usual waitress question anyone mention maybe buying or selling a house this week?

My bar tender has a masters degree, I know a waitress that has 2 undergard degrees, people at subway have degrees, what job do you think you can land that will pay off student debt and give you qualifying income to buy real estate?

After the appraisal in March 2012 the house appraised at 225,000.Financial Situation:I have a good paying job that is very stable and I am currently studying for receive my real estate license for side work plus I see advantages for my investment future plus getting my feet wet in real estate .My with is a waitress with a fluxuating income.

They asked the waitress who payed and she pointed to me.

I'm tipping for the service provided, not the meal.Well...if you're meeting the diner's waitress at the motel out by the interstate exit every Friday for some afternoon delight, you might still tip for takeout.