Check out the box in the upper right hand corner and search for anything of interest to you about real estate. 

-centric.If you go to the "Network" menu above and enter your postal code in the search members box, you will find some (you may have to increase the radius of the search area from the default of 5-miles).  

I've spent some time driving around the neighborhood looking for vacant houses.

I have colleagues that have done very well in higher priced markets buying properties that don't fit this box.

I am an extremely outside of the box thinker with a nothing I can't do attitude. 

Simply click the box in the upper right corner of the post!

I'm a member of the major real estate investing clubs in Houston and I've spent plenty of money on my license and education for my business, not to mention seminars.

After several years though, it became apparent that I didn't need the "Big Box" Real Estate Brokerage any more and I have never realyl been a big fan off too many rules.In 2011 I decided to get my Brokers License. 

Well, the money spent is a capital expense so you will be able to depreciate it on the property, so it's not as if it's wasted.

I spent 4 years in college in Ithaca (perhaps you did as well!).