I suspect that there is a large unseen number of people who are out of the window and are living with family and perhaps doing side work that is not easily traced.There has not been a major "job creation" breakthrough in technology in several years. 

In fact everything but Taxes & Anything recorded Prior to HOA Creation <<<<-------.As far as a slam Dunk??

As long as there is job creation in the region and net population inflow we'll continue buying for our portfolio.Risk mitigation is definitely worth discussing though: If you have a lot of properties in Seattle proper i'd be looking to diversify and pick up a few outside the city limits, just in case our city council (and one councilwomen in particular) come up with something even more hare-brained. 

. $250k single / $500k married).A + B = Massive Equity CreationEquity creation doesn't necessarily mean cash flow.  

I imagine it includes:Template creation: Form, font, size,Data entry: Putting new leads into templatesPrinting: One-at-a-time v lead packetInventory Management: Letters, envelopes, postcards, stamps, etc.Envelope Stuffing: Plus all other manual work to prep a letterScheduling: Determining the the frequency of lettersTracking: Watching lead to letter and where they are along the marketing funnelWhat else am I missing?

I don't necessarily want to make real estate investing my fulltime career, but a very lucrative side hustle to my own business in holistic wellness and urban farming.In 2009, I WAS looking to make real estate investing my fulltime career, mostly as a wholesaler but I've since realized that I do not have a passion for that particular niche, but I do love the flexibility, cash flow, and wealth creation that building a healthy property portfolio provides.At any rate, I look forward to FINALLY engaging with people on the forums, learning, DOING, and sharing with others.

However, I tend to agree that most advisors will not recommend that you invest in real estate (besides reits) because they are not compensated on those assets.I feel real estate has so much wealth building power but most financial advisors are not real estate investors, which to me is quite weird since you should be aware of all wealth creation tools out there.I tend to agree with other posters that what you might be looking for is more of a mentor.

But asset protection is an important consideration of trust creation.

I'm not an expert yet, but I do believe it will be a powerful tool in my wealth creation and pursuit of financial freedom! 

It was the creation of "money" via interbank lending, derivatives contracts, and financial insurance.