So I "spent the bucks" (>$10K) to educate myself in real estate investing.

His declaration would have helped us obtain, with the judges permission, another appraiser to supplement the 1st appraiser's report.My attorney wrote his own declaration stating that the appraisal was incomplete, however the Judge did not allow a continuance due to the fact that my attorney had already asked for one because he had trial on another case.I had to settle for $70,000 for a property that is worth $300,000+, do I have a good case against my appraiser.

I work at the University of Phoenix and get free education but I quit more than half way into my bachelors degree program last year.

Or the affiliates/marketers of the guru education programs pretending to know what they are talking about and skirting the soliciting rules in the forums!

This allows us to stay within a reasonable budget while also gaining experience to move on to larger projects while also continuing to pay down debt.

Currently holds at least over 8-10 properties or more now and continues to grow their portfolioI am a full-time firefighter/paramedic in South Florida.

Currently holds at least over 8-10 properties or more now and continues to grow their portfolioI am a full-time firefighter/paramedic in South Florida.

I have a successful IT consulting business that has and will hopefully continue to allow me to purchase rental properties with after tax money.With all that being said, I understand the model is about  purchasing properties, refinancing, and going back to purchasing more properties.  

Over and beyond that, you do have to take 8 hours of continuing education each year (two 4 hour classes).Once licensed, if you plan on activating your license you'll have to work under a BIC (broker- in-charge), which means you'll need to affiliate with a brokerage, as many others on this thread have eluded to.

But better to take an educated guess than not :)