.- Phrases to alert me to welcome new members: new member, hello, etc.I like the idea of adding my name as well as my location...off to do that now.

Write it down, and you may even practice the conversation so that phrases concerning your interests rolls out with confidence!

A phrase you will read a lot in these forums is that property is only worth what someone will actually pay for it...As you get more confident, those sites also make it easy to find reputable agents to work with in your local area so you can start walking property.

You'll start to hear a lot of the same terms, phrases, themes, and success stories which will help you realize the path you might want to take.

Thus, the phrase 1031 exchange was coined from the parameters of this tax code.

The way their phrasing things made me uncomfortable. 

Account Closed Sad but true, I have a similar issue getting those fat government contracts, "used to work here" is a phrase often encountered as margins get fatter.

A lot of money to delay financing for two years.SummaryThere is a Latin phrase that comes to mind when considering such opportunities, "Caveat Emptor".

Don't try to rationalize a bad deal into a good one by using phrases like, 1 - "I think my repair budget is high.

@Don Konipol, I like your phrase: "direct investment in real estate" to describe an RE investor. ie. for appreciation and/or cash flow.