Let me tell you, a person who has strong analytical skills and a business background can make some serious money in real estate appraisal and then take that knowledge and invest on the side.If you do not plan to do RE as a career but more as a sideline investment, then I would recommend getting yourself financially stable and get a down payment set aside and then start shopping for income properties.Good luck!

Do I just wait on the sidelines because the prices are too high or do I jump in and take advantage of the low interest rates?

BP has been a fantastic resource for answers and education so far but I realize there's so much more I am missing out on just sitting on the sidelines. 

I'm going to cheer the market on from the sidelines.

They have changed guidelines, lowered LTVs, and raised rates to try to account for the risk.Lenders have a lot of capital on the sidelines because they cannot predict what future government action could do to their ability to legally collect on the loans that they are making.

Do not seat on the side line to long with just collecting knowledge, sometimes you have to get in the game even when you do not feel adequately prepared.

I recently started wholesaling after sitting on the sidelines for two years.

Advice from anyone on who to contact, what to say, or just sit on the sidelines and watch other people achieve their goals.

So obviously this was something that we jumped in on and were tired of waiting on the sidelines for.

Not good enough at either to make it, it takes sidelines to survive?