Honestly, it’s only a few hundred so not too bad, just please don’t buy the 30k training.

Here's my reply:I have a degree in business; 45 years business experience; 10 years of training and study in real estate investment, including attempts at wholesaling.

However a big positives to landlording in Japan is that your property is not likely to be destroyed by the tenant or vandalized during a vacancy.I wish I could attend the BP meetups, but 2 hours away on a weeknight makes it rather tough, especially because if I stay to the end, the  trains  stop running before I can make it home.

I'm treating kind of like a bridge loan :-) FYI, some fairly standard training that call center loan originators are given:Don't "pre-underwrite" the file.

Short walk to train with service to NYC.

Purchase price: $625,000 Cash invested: $85,000Duplex in high-end neighborhood along the train line into NYC. 35 minute commute to Grand Central on the morning trains.1920 house.

Doctors and lawyers get paid well because very few people are willing to go through the required training. 

Financial underwriting of syndications requires training and a bit of financial prowess.

Read, watch videos, and get some training. 

They are not trained or educated when getting their license.