I think my knowledge of REI got me the job, because a guy with a German degree and 20 years in the restaurant business somehow became a banker.

So today I decided to cold call about 19 or so leads I got while driving for dollars and out of them I got 1 lady politely said dont call me back, 1 lady told me she was going to move into the vacant abandoned property another lady said the house was listed on the market for 240k and it was vacant with broken windows as well, I also had alot of bad numbers and I left about 13 voicemails. and a few of the properties had no telephone numbers associate with them. all in all I think It was a decent day.can anyone share any experiences with cold calling maybe even a script I think my script or my voice sounds very practiced like I've done this before which I have in college (marketing degree) for a sales class and after a while you can tell it's scripted.

I moved to Pocatello Idaho during this past year to finish my degree at Idaho State University, and to pursue REI in this growing region.

Yea I use August for all of my short terms with varying degree of success; it seems they are always having issues.

One variable to assess is the degree to which you want to be passive v active.

I think the Dave Ramsey approach to paying off bad debt, getting on a budget and sticking to it is all good common sense advice that everyone at a high level follows to a degree.

Starting someplace big like Greystar might teach you management basics, but not real estate investing strategies....A plus to this is you could learn to turn units, interview guests and close contracts for rent, etc...Without a degree you might not be able to be a "Property Manager" but you could possibly be a leasing agent driving the golf carts around with possible renters, and etc..Now this is not not a high paying job, and what you need is CASH Money.So if you have an opportunity to get into a high paying trade, such as an electricians helper working your way to master electrician, your wallet will be much more full over time.Read Rich Dad Poor Dad<--(that).Good Luck!

Sometimes i find myself having to lower it to 62-63 degrees just to get some relief."

.- Inflation will continue to certain degree.- Dollars will have to devalued inevitably both for internal & external reasons for the long term. - Interest rates can't go up aggressively although Fed strongly wants to. 

They are specific number$. with each step along the way a series of number$ that lead up to the totals...much like pre-requisite classes, each year, leading to a college degree.