I believe a recession is defined as two or more quarters of consecutive negative growth.

College gives you a broad base of knowledge, for REI you want specific/technical knowledge.Depending on your goals, I would recommend getting a RE agent license or perhaps an appraisers license.

I am using a loan pool to invest in tax lien certificates in several states, offering a defined interest rate per annum.Does anyone have any advice on who to target in my search?

If what you're describing could be defined as "selling the deal" - why not?

Each municipality has their own ordinance that defines the process to entitle you to build your project and most of them are different.

Define "Rare" ;)

You always want a lease to be in writing otherwise you severely limit your options.A lease agreement defines many things like late charges, possible grace periods, how the security deposit is handled, rights and responsibilities of tenants or landlords.

i use erentpayment.com as well. great customer service and $3 a transaction is definately worth the convenience.

You need to keep testing and tracking the numbers all the time as you will get calls,e-mails,texts etc. right away and then you will get residual contacts weeks to months later.As far as wholesaling you need to define who you are wholesaling to??

Don't allow long contingency periods, make that EMD go hard as fast as possible which requires your team, escrow and your agents to stay on top of the buyer's scheduling of inspections, appraisals, etc.Time is definately your enemy so taking a smaller margin with a quicker exit and easier sale could be a better deal than a longer rehab with a larger spread and a harder sale.