I think the house prices will rise even more so people who pay a premium now will at least get to break-even, but that is gambling in my opinion and not a way an investor works. 

Hi my name is Kevin Macadam and I am an Overseas Mortgage Broker based in the UK hoping to help any one who has questions regarding finance in foreign countries.

Don't gamble and hope the house will be worth more when you want to dump it, and even worse, if something happens and you find yourself having to dump it sooner than you thought you would, you've turned yourself in the motivated seller.

Staging is a gamble, but one that normally pays off if the home is priced correctly. 

dont gamble with your parents retirement. side note if you do this on your own you will be a better investor than if you were handed the money and you will feel more accomplished, good luck.

Investing, even in real estate, can be a calculated gamble.  

The pros and cons honestly vary the biggest consistent pro is the fact that you have potential to get a cheap investment property the consistent con is these properties are generally site unseen so you do not have any clue what you just purchased.Then you have the variables like does the county your purchasing the foreclosure in provide clean title, do they expect you to pay delinquent debts on the property, location of property, rent rate in that area, etc.At the end of the day purchasing at an auction is a great risk if you have capital to gamble otherwise stick with foreclosure

I'm from the UK (London)My question is just how does one get the license, how long will it take if you work on it like a full time job, do you need RE specific college degrees, do you need to work for a brokerage for a set amount of time etc..I want the license because I would like to get into RE investing full time, not so much on the sales or mediating side of it, but I want to be able to think like an agent and learn all the "tricks of the trade", and allow me access to the most up to date and accurate market data available.I'm sure there are many more benefits to getting a license, learning how to efficiently use the MLS, cutting on closing costs, local/industry knowledge, meeting contacts,wholesalers and so on.If getting a license is something I can achieve then great, if I need specific college degrees which will take me 4+ years then another 2+ years interning then maybe not, just trying to get as much info on this as possible to weight things up.

We were stationed in the UK for a large part of our investing career and recently relocated back to the States. 

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