They have painted, used power tools, measured and cut siding, placed trim, dug ditches, cut sheetrock, pulled carpet, filled dumpsters, swept roofs, raked yards, cleaned driveways and gutters, built walls, hung new cabinets, hung notices, sat in court, and so much more; if they knew it or not learned more hands-on Real Estate than any book could teach them.All that said, my 23 year old daughter wants to get into the business.

Amazon is great for stealing 'known buyer traffic' and leveraging the power of their 'trusted brand,' but the commissions are small, and take FOREVER to pay out, so you really need to be focusing on high end products to make a decent income from Amazon affiliate marketing.

In the fall, you will see a fall in values, I hope it stays at a 10% maximum drop, but by next spring, I believe the Washington powers that be will create more hardships on the people and the economy that the prices will not bounce back up.

He has an interesting power washing niche he got into & we never turned him down on any future loans.As far as buying high we have watched a lot of tax lien properties go for way beyond value just because the buyer wants to live in it or thinks they got a deal.

you buy a property for $50,000 keep it 20 years and sell for $200,000, but to replace it with an identical house you have to spend the entire $200,000, what have you gained.Capital gains taxes to some degree as now structured is a tax on inflation which the investor had no control over, and a devaluation of the dollar purchasing power due to inflation..

I am in the process of evicting a tenant and just got a notice from the power company that the power was switched into my name.

I'm kinda in the same boat as you.

I have recently signed up for his program because I am in a similar boat and I highly recommend his program.

I am just learning myself but I am in the same local competitive boat.

Based though on my experience buying a 130+ unit apartment complex (I put down $1M), it's more realistic to get 8-9% CCR p.a. but when you combine that with loan paydown over time (equity) PLUS appreciation, you will end up with 20% ROI/year (and that's tax free due to the power of depreciation).