As a fellow Oregonian, a hearty welcome Bob!

Kind of like the latest diet pill will melt pounds off your butt.

My fall-back career is accounting but my heart is in real estate.

Truth is, I've identified sources that boil it down and I get most of my news in under three hours a week.In fact, this post has inspired me to do a Tim Ferriss LID (Low Information Diet) again.

I think there are just as many "portfolios" to mimic as there are fad diets or exercise routines out there.Of course, I haven't even gone into individual stocks, ETFs, etc.With real estate, the rules of thumb are pretty simple.

You could have the greatest problem solving product in the world, a pill that supplies complete benefits of dieting and excersizing, but if no one ever knows about it then its no good.Third, One person suggested $600 annual fee for seminars and if they do not pay they are not serious about investing.

Or better yet, tell you to drastically change your diet (organic, low sodium, sugar, etc.) and exercise?

Take Daniel's word's to heart..I wish I had found this site long ago..You're in right place now..

I improved my diet starting March 1, now the major portion of my meal is bulk bought beans, grains, veggies, home cooked.

Taylor, I don’t know squat about how things work in Canada but if you want to have their best interest at heart, I would have them fill out an application and have my mortgage broker take a look and see where they stand and what they can really qualify for over the term of a L/O (which these days is a bit of a moving target).