They pound on the ceiling to get the tenants from upstairs to stop from essentially moving.I have listened to the noise you can hear it but I think that are exaggerating the situation but in fairness to them it’s annoying.Solution: Insulate the floor between units.Anyone ever had to do this before.  

Also, real estate is sexy right now, wait until it cools off again, rinse and repeat.Add in all the gurus out there pounding the real estate game in some manner.. when people go to those and figure out wholesaling is tough and flipping is tough they just revert to buying a rental.. 

Christian,Licensing depends on you, if you want to do classroom study/class or on your own at home.I did ACRE school, pounded out the classes on my own at home in 2 weeks and that worked for me and my schedule.Somewhere like Kaplan or Jones schools have more traditional classroom setting, if you are into that.Part time/investor brokerages, the best 2 are:Modern Real estate: $20/ month, $300 per transaction, no real support, education, etc.

The people I listen to in finance suggest that the dollar will still increase in value, and as the AED is tied to the dollar, you will enjoy an upswing if you get in now, but if you are not ready to move quickly and the dollar increase in value before you buy, you only stand to lose in the currency, (as im expecting you are buying in pounds).I have lived in Dubai for almost 4 years now, and I invest in Norway.

R22 is anywhere from $85-200 per pound. 410a Is much less about $40-50 lb.  

This is one of them.If you decide to replace the siding, I would do, and have done, 30 pound felt paper wrap covered with 3/4 inch foam sheathing (joints sealed with Tyvek tape) and hardi plank lap siding.

My first job was in a boatyard mixing 100 pound bags that said "ASPESTOS" on them.

@Carl Ohai unless you buy a lot of it the amount of calls you actually get will fluctuate a ton, when they are trying to sell you they give you their estimate but that is something you need to take with a pound of salt.

Or, put the "to be shredded" stuff in bags and either shred it later, or take it to a place that does shredding for offices and businesses.If you think you have a large amount (probably more than a few hundred pounds) of scrap metal in the garages and shops, and if there is a good paved driveway available, you might ask local scrap yards about getting a container delivered.

Haul lumber, pound nails, sweep and do all the junk that hired labor does.