@Denise Brinkley welcome to the investing world.

But if you just don't want your SSN handed to the world, a mortgage broker can run your credit, and whoever the loan is placed with will use that same credit report without re-running, and none will see your SSN until the broker decides that specific lender is the best home for your loan.

Get the best of both worlds.

.- 2.8 million square feet of office space, and the tallest office building in Chicago - Willis Tower- A shopping center REIT with a portfolio of 38 propertiesAnd these are purchase contracts with hefty sales prices too.

In a perfect world I'd like to be closing my first deal for my 25th birthday in May.

3) Any words of encouragement/discouragement based on real-world experience ?

Here they are:1.Identifying YOUR goals2.Identifying the client’s problem (s)3.Providing solutions4.Handling Objections5.Asking for the CloseIn the investing world, “Identifying your goals” typically transfers into profit margin.

It can be so in your face unjust...unconstitutional...They make you feel like its third world.

I'm still figuring out the best way to handle properties that are on the other side of the world from me.

Josh, Welcome to the world or Real Estate investing.