There are ways for the smart, savoy, and willing to educate themselves fast, folks who want to build wealth in real estate to do it now and rather quickly as compared to most other industries.

The bank will sell notes to other banks, mortgage companies, dealers and those who hold the proper license in a mortgage industry activity, just not to Joe.

I’m eager to learn and connect with others in the industry.

A lot of other industries, including one  I’m in, are VERY litigious.  

You need to have sources (agents, wholesalers, GCs) that bring you opportunity that they have mined and they are bringing it to you cause they know you buy.To the vendors of the industry: Agents, Wholesalers, GCs, PMs, what have you...you are nothing until you buy something, until then you are window shopping. 

There are many out-of-the-box solutions available for many industries.

Quote from @Dylan Harris: Hello All,First post on here, I am just getting started in the RE industry - specifically foreclosures.

Look James, to put this another way, Short-Term Rental industry destroys you're entire argument!

(high five) I work from home in the Tech industry as a software Product Manager. 

The real estate industry has changed a lot in the last 5 years and many real estate brokerages are going down the same path as commercial brokerages.