I chose to venture down the path of a real estate agent because it requires less money to start-up... and it becomes very difficult to qualify for conventional loans without a solid employment or credit history. 

We human tend to take the path of least resistance.

Real estate investing and socialist countries dont go good together...lolI heard the other day they want to tax on rental income that was not received...looolOne of the many reasons I left...

I believe you are fortunate to have a fiancee who is in the military who can relate to your military( air force) background, your travels to various countries, your real estate experience with Sean as a mentor, and the foresight to join Bigger Pockets.Take advantage of resources Bigger Pockets has to offer such as: ebooks, blogs, forums, webinars, podcasts, keyword alerts, learn section, informative people in many fields of real estate, colleagues, and more.

Im glad that that I seen your forum and I'm on the same path thanks.

I am excited and nervous but if this is the right path for me then it will work well.

My divorce became a reality in 2009 and I left the country for a year.  

Hey everybody, i have just recently decided to stray away from the college path and build my own future.

They start down one path, and then all of sudden something changes and now they can do multiple paths, they get their brokers licenses, and put teams together who are wholesaling, a rehab team, and they continue to buy their massive apartment complexes.

Since 30% of Canada's GDP comes from exports (and more than a quarter of that is oil) any slowdown in purchasing from China plus any knock on effects from other countries tied to China could really put a dent in the Canadian economy (see http://www.worldstopexports.com/canadas-top-export... for the top 10 list).