In Joel's case he is not interested in interviewing anyone but a brokerage that is looking for agents will pretty much "hire" any warm body.

I started finding better info sources and largely avoid the real estate community until about 1998 when I realized that I had accumulated the body of knowledge and expertise that I once sought.

What works the best are HANDWRITTEN signs, yellow with fat black marker.Houses wanted -WE BUY HOUSESCASH OR TERMSFAST OFFER 24 Hoursxxx-xxx-xxxx

Additionally all the drop down bars for Forums, Marketplace, etc are open and covering the message body box.

I have had a couple fires in the kitchen because they left the pan of grease on the stove...a couple of big, fat, drunk guys have broken the toilets etc. etc.

I've been surprised on multiple occasions by a big fat bill on my ledger.

For me it will reduce the amount of wear and tear on my body and it very well can put me on a path to early retirement, and is financially proven to provide higher return than even the stock market. 

The event was titled Big Fat Checks.

After digging in with the mortgage broker it seems that the National Credit Union governing body illy allows credit unions to make 15yr loans on commercial properties.

@Jason Vo If I were to buy in those areas near bodies of water or levee districts, I would not hold on to them for too long.