My advice is to hit your sweet spot, and avoid pounding a square peg into a round hole.

I can't imagine some ladies garden club wanting me charging out the door on my 20,000 pound diesel powered forklift to pick something off a truck.So here is my question, Real Estate agent seems kinda tight with the current owner.

This is why the wise investors keep pounding it in our heads that the profit is made mostly by the purchase price, what value you can add to the property, and the markets economic moat.  

I walked in one day and they were pounding all of my bare studs over one inch rather than rebuilding the frame.

But I agree with the proverb that says, "Penny wise, Pound foolish."  

Will try to be cognizant of this ... opportunities and industry, yes ... bragging and pounding one's chest, no.  

Tommy, I would start pounding the pavement and look for off-market deals. 

Also, it is always nice to know the other side of the transaction when you get into the profession since you will be working with buying agents while listing a house.This is just my opinion and I know when you read the millionaire real estate agent they pound home the best option is to get listings, leads and leverage your past and present clients.

higher fixed rate 2nd, but it's small money AND paid off in only 15 yrs, then upon last payment of 2nd mtg....BAM....your payment on 2nd goes away and you're left with just your 1st mtg. which you can then start pounding down the principle on it and pay your house off early.But all that is great, but a person under 45 trying to catch up to where they need to be for retirement  would have to be a financial moron to start knocking down a low tax deductible rate on a home loan vs  investing in IRS, 401Ks, annuities and/or start paying off non-tax deductible debts. 

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