Fear can become your biggest assetFear can be a draw back when seeking an education in real estate investing but you can turn this fear into one of your biggest assets.How many times have you wanted to get into real estate, only to have that voice in your head say:It won't work!

That's a profit to the investor of $40,000 with basically no work.I haven't done this, so maybe someone can tell me if I'm way off, but I've spent thousands on education and this seems to be the general concensus for these types of deals.

I'm pretty sure it was sponsored by the local MLS and was probably using one of the public access channels the cable companies have to have.

I think your best resource may be a local publication. try googling forclosure and *your area or town*locally, we have a publication called the recorder. it costs something along the lines of $175/3 months.it lists all of the forclosure sales happening, times and dates. but it is also where they publish public notices to defaulters.as in "this is hereby notice that on such and such a date, your home will be siezed..."

On the other hand, medical graduate students carry debts in the range $19,000 - $105,000 (Source: Department of Education).Tuition fees have risen 32% at 4 year private colleges whilst they have risen by 41% at public universities and colleges.

The last few days I've been stumped, wondering, why is it that a citizen in good standing, with years of military service in support of the country, with a master's level education, cannot even figure out with any certainty HOW TO OBEY THE LAW?

That should be public record where you are.My experience with condemned or boarded properties is that the city usually has some sort of agenda in mind for it.Look into it but, it's not something I would spend too much time on.Jim Watkinswww.dfwmentor.com

Even if you're ferreting NODs out of the public records yourself and writing to them, you have to pay for paper and postage.

Does anyone know of any good books or classes in the Houston area that would help educate me in this field?

Please contribute and help to educate us!