Be careful with the realtor thing as it can sometimes interfere with good investment analysis and many of the peer pressure that you get as a realtor can distract from fundamentally solid investing. 

Jay H. on the site put out an e-book specifically for Australian investors about investing in the USA. 

I spent 30 bucks on e-books, and that has taught me WAY more than what I've covered on the 3 day workshop. 

@Eric StevensYou should be asking the R/E Compliance folks.

@Jean E. congrats and welcome to BP.

But, if you don't have a buyer in place, then it is always safer to stay with the fundamentals. 

@Kevin HarrisonWelcom e BP.

That feeling of the success of a deal or the feeling of finding a good deal, it provides a sense of continuing forward, of continuing to be pushed or propelled forward in a fundamental way.

My primary goal of joining this forum is to develop solid fundamentals that will lead me to thinking about real-estate "correctly".

I always need 200K to buy and renovate a income property, and I do not make 200K Net a year :).if you flip, the bidding wars may be good for you, since you buy low and sell high on a bidding war :)There is still houses that do not attract bidding wars, you just need to be patient e negotiate.