I am looking at getting into real estate in Dallas and would need to know how the market is performing for real estate agent:Is it something you would encourage someone?

They then had the support and encouragement from people like me that actually create housing opportunities for them. 

There were countless times when the encouragement from a complete stranger on the street gave me a little boost of energy when I started fading.

@Nate Harris would encourage you to drive for dollars in order to keep costs low.

I would encourage you to take a trip to Indianapolis at least once and drive around with your REA and see some areas in person.

The city of Chicago now has a new team and they are encouraging  “Equitable Development”.

It is very easy to use, I encourage you to evaluate a lot of properties and buy the best deal.

Animal breeders are encouraging and giving information to buyers, and word of how easy it is to do is spreading among tenants.

I'm looking to incentivize him, encourage him to take more leadership in project management, align interests and keep him around for the long term.Background: My first deal I made $210K pretax profit on $225K all-in investment, second one made $72K on $233 all-in.

@Jim K. yes, part of the reason I didn't want to pay for the materials was that I didn't want to encourage this guy to think that whenever he feels like updating something, I'll happily pay for whatever he thinks should be installed.