I love to work and I work hard.  I

denizens of field and forest"synonyms: inhabitant, resident, townsman, townswoman, native, local;(see above for official definition of the word denizens, which I think is a pretty cool word)My name is Dallas, I'm a resident of Dallas, Texas.

Native of Mckinney, Texas just north of Dallas. 

REI just isn’t a quick-and-simple “thing” to do and you certainly can’t plan (as a rookie) to “close a great deal in the first two weeks because I look really hard”. I

My recommendation is to seek more passive routes of real estate investing such as investment groups, shares of RE Companies, REITs etc for the European theatre as it will relieve you of much of the leg work, hassle and headache, especially if you aren't native (working a deal can be tough as the "American" even when you speak the local dialect).

I'm new to BP as well and am not a San Diego native.

As a native in SF, I have heard of the horrors of the planning department and community approval.

However I recently read an article stating that you can't really take that number seriously due to many part time agents bringing that number down as well as agents who really don't work that hard. Is

Hi David,I am also new to REI and am currently evaluating several properties in my native San Diego area.

;-)I'm a Texas native and have lived around the state.