You'll inevitably have poor encounters whether you study first, or not; but being aware of what recourse you need to take when it happens will soften the blow significantly.I started investing in real estate when I was 17, too, and have since both flipped houses and become an active landlord.

At first they were pretty flippant about this concern but softened when I explained that both of my mentors told me they'd never get their investors to sign on a recourse loan. 2.

As long as the dollar continues to appreciate, the Chinese (and much of the world) economy softens, farmers may be seeing corn in the $3’s and beans in the $9’s.

We currently have a *water conditioner" instead of a softener so we can't just use the red-out salt, which works in my area.Anyway, I'd like a basically maintenance free type filter and there seems to be several kinds.  

A little softening, yes but as @William Anderson's super thorough post says "seems as of the air is being let out of the balloon at a very slow pace." 

Costs are estimated to sell within 8 months or less with an alternate plan to rent or lease-to-own if market softens.

we are still 2-3 years away from a softening of the market.

Picking somewhere you'd like to go occasionally can soften that blow as well.

If rents are softening in an area you are looking to invest in, then make sure you buy at levels that make sense at the lower rent levels.  

If they resist it's a deal killer but you can soften the demand by telling them the bank requires these for loan underwriting.