It is part of our world and wracked by poverty in the extreme thanks to adopting socialist ideology in the extreme; including government take-over of large portions of the economy, "for the People" of course.In 1950 Venezuela was the 4th wealthiest nation per capita in the world.

Really if this is how you see the world, then perhaps you should examine your own racial biases.

You could double down on your entrepreneur journey and try to make it work, it will be nerve racking until you make it through.

If you don't have to worry about your household expenses, it requires less investing to achieve your financial goals which means you will more critically examine properties and throw away the ones that aren't the best performers.

Barrier to entry for being a real estate agent as far as I can tell for my state is like 200 dollars for the application fee, licensing examination, fingerprinting and the background check.

Well John, you certainly have struck a nerve, in a good way.

You need to be able to not only read an appraisal, but read between the lines and examine the values.You don't need to be an accountant or a finance major, but you do need to be able to read a financial statement if you deal with any business or self employed borrowers.

It can be nerve wracking but we see it work out weekly. 

A yes/ no second column so it will be easy to mark if the repair is needed for the property you are examining.

It is very nerve racking renting out your home, especially when you are new to it.