I, personally, learned a great deal from skimming through whole sections in the local library and picking up the major themes running through them -- personal finance, retirement, economics, etc. 

Well one of the reasons that it was $50 was because it's a free Wordpress theme.

Ok so you’re going to notice a theme here“The greatest salesman in the World” by Og Mandino, heck anything by Og Mandino.

If you like theme parks and rollercoasters, Orlando has them.

The common theme amongst those who buy and hold real estate is that the global real estate market - the U.K. in particular- has topped out and we are likely to see a market correction in the near future.Is this the case and if so, what are the key indicators and likely timeframe?

@Chris Reyes The income is steadier than designing wedding gowns, my previous career.

Additionally, I am the proprietor of a small business in the wedding industry, which is principally managed by my wife and generates approximately $50,000 annually.While I have no intention of resigning from my current position, I am keen on expanding into the realm of real estate investment, an area I've long been interested in.Together with my wife, we aspire to develop a portfolio that includes both long-term and, eventually, short-term rental properties.

Its much easier in the stock market because it costs less money and you can appl stock every Wed if you want to. 

I passed out a flyer through the local neighborhood that had a couple of things in it that brought folks in; the one theme that brought the most lookers was "friends and family" oriented.

Two of them that I have found are: http://designsthatsell.biz/ and http://realestatesigns.com/ I really like Designs that Sell because they have such a huge variety and they also help you with your fliers, business cards, newspaper ads, etc, so that you have a professional matching theme for all of your marketing materials.What are some other things that people on this forum do to make themselves look more professional and also more accessible to buyers?