I don't want you to give away your trade secrets, but these don't seem to be available from the county courthouse.

My question is, does Lange still have it or is it gone to stock market trading?

Painting is not the most skilled trade out there and the tools to get a house interior done are relatively cheap.

Finding the proper Realtor etc.Maybe even trade ?

All you really accomplished with a management LLC is converting passive income to active income and as a consequence paying self-employment income taxes.

After having 5 trade lines and building up a track record then you can go for bigger credit accounts or work with vendors who normally only offer credit to established companies.The above is a really crude overview.

Maybe we can trade some knowledge...

Hopefully I could slowly but surely learn this trade from the gurus here, and jump in the bangwagon this summer with my first purchase.

He made a lot of money in his long term investment bets from his knowledge and expertise in macro economic trends, not trading in and out of positions.

If you are new to this, I suggest you find a good title insurance company and establish a relationship with them (you will need their services nearly every time you trade real estate).