The beauty of the market is anyone is able to launch something and try something different.Yes, I am aware of the losened restrictions passed.  

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@Greg Morton you might be surprised how well this works to launch an investing career...send me a PM and I'll forward you a presentation that demonstrates how I did this and received a 200% ROI, collateralize and leveraged the property to buy and flip houses, pulled a huge HELOC to buy other properties, and currently rent the same house at $1,200/mo. with a $400 note payment...maintenance free...and a debt that will be paid off in 5-6 years entirely.

Other companies like Amazon are planning to launch competitive services. 

Hi all,I own a condominium, which I rent out, in a 230 unit community.  

Last year it was not having the right team or mentor in place... and trying to balance launching a multifamily investing business + a 2nd business at the same time! 

We will likely walk away with $160k-$170k and we want to use that to launch our real estate investing with passive income.

Plenty of people give every extra cent to someone else and never launch. 

@Luke MarronCool, let me know if you want some tips or templates, just shoot me a message.If you have the money to go to auctions, you definitely have the cash to launch a scalable, efficient, direct mail campaign.You need to have a cashier's check ready for most auctions.

http://www.har.com/content/newsroomHouston Real Estate Highlights in September Single-family home sales declined 0.5 percent with a total of 6,652 units sold;On a year-to-date basis, single-family home sales were up 1.3 percent;Total property sales were down 1.6 percent to 7,893 units;Total dollar volume was unchanged at $2.1 billion;At $219,990, the single-family home median price rose 4.8 percent to a September high;The single-family home average price increased 2.4 percent to $277,849, which was also the highest level for a September;Single-family homes months of inventory climbed to a 3.9-months supply;Townhome/condominium sales fell 3.1 percent, with the average price down 3.7 percent to $199,240 and the median price down 4.8 percent to $147,600;Leases of single-family homes rose 5.4 percent with average rent down slightly to $1,764;Leases of townhomes/condominiums shot up 10.8 percent with average rent down 1.0 percent to $1,524.