I (along with my fiance) own three residential properties (two in Danville, VA and one in Burlington, NC) and am looking to add another by the end of summer, so we'll get there one day.While I enjoy my full-time job of teaching biology and anatomy to high school students, I do want to get to a point where I can focus solely on expanding my real estate portfolio. 

Here is a brief summary of a real deal that ended up being a possible scam and most likely a worthless note for sure. It's a real time account of I note I did due diligence on for the last few days.  Moral of the stor...

If you're looking for a good book to read to learn how to time bottoms in recessionary periods 2 Books I would recommend "The Anatomy of the Bear" by Russell Napier and "Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises" by Ray Dalio (This is a free PDF, I will send it to you if you request through a PM.

It's getting increasingly difficult to find positive news for the Real Estate market...or the economy as a whole:
80% of commercial tenants missed April Rent. May will be worse3 million residential mortgages are alre...

He got me bonded and within 3 months my company was an EDGE Contractor and we were working on public projects, an anatomy lab for NEOUCOM, a Rat Reasearch Lab, Incubator Building for Micron Electronics and the Sound System for the MAC at Kent State, a Starbucks, the Auburn Science Center and Residence Hall for Kent, Track and Field house for City of Cleveland and a Soccer pavilion for the city of Barberton.   

:)If you haven't seen it already, check it out here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/29/anatomy-grand-slam-flip/I hope you enjoy it!

I paid more then 60 bucks for my anatomy book used in college!

Also, please don't judge me for this but when I read Neurosurgery I immediately thought of Grey's Anatomy.

I don't have a favorite class but I would recommend Anatomy and Physiology because as difficult as it seems, you will learn something.Btw, your school must have dope tailgate seasons.

As with what @Brian Harris had to say; your potential gains are crucial to outweighing your current losses and I'm confident in your ability to get a running, educated start on a new investment in the real estate market.I'm interested in offering you a more detailed breakdown on the fundamentals of real estate investing should you wish to further verse yourself in its anatomy.