I am looking for a reasonable and reliable Houston area (Montrose) HVAC guy to repair or possibly replace a rooftop packaged AC unit.

I'm 36 years old and have been working in Finance IT for the past 12 years.  

Can anyone weigh in?Finally

I have a degree in finance that never really paid that well, then I switched to IT and the pay was much better. 

I am looking to work in finance/banking for 2-3 years and save up as much money as I can as I pursue my REI dream. 

I am looking to work in finance/banking for 2-3 years and save up as much money as I can as I pursue my REI dream.I really wanted to either get my salespersons license or brokers license to supplement my income on a part-time basis and for me to get to know the industry better + build connections. 

I have been working for the past 3 years in finance and have finally saved enough to start investing.Why real estate?

Hello all, This is the year I have made a solid commitment to myself that I would take real estate investing extremely seriously and get starting investing and making some money.I have an MBA in finance and have worked in commercial real estate analyzing complex deals for the past three years, so on the financial side, I have my chops.Here is my question: I have no money of my own for a downpayment and if I would do a real estate deal, clearly I will need investors.

There's a difference.2 - Don't rationalize a bad deal into a good one3 - Don't spend your seed money...use it to infinity though4 - Learn "How Money Works"...and what I'm saying here probably isn't what you think I'm saying.5 - Learn "How to Analyze Markets"...not just properties.6 - Learn how to, and then execute, a "REI Plan"...long term and short.

I don't have a background in real estate, but I do work in finance, so I can at least follow the numbers and keep learningMy goal is simply long term financial independence, so I'm mostly interested in buy & hold options.