Do you guys boom and bust, or stay pretty flat?

Pay them a flat fee or a piece of the commission and I'm sure you could get an experienced broker to help you through and to explain the process each step of the way.Good luck.

Lynn- As far as the info for the class, in IL you just pay one flat fee and that covers ALL of your materials, and then you pay to take the exam and that's like $46.Karen- That's what I've heard, you need to find a brokerage, but I got a little curious when I read what James had said....

Brian,Always thinking like a small investor, I know you have a different mindset altogether.

The big box stores tell you flat out that they are not responsible for the work done by any of the contractors they list.

Most people agree with me that a thief would leave the 350 pound 1930s radio and that the stupid flat screen....Perhaps you would have more success with a poll, if this forum software has a way to put a poll in a thread/posting.

Signing up for a class from someone trying to convince you that real estate is dead is akin to paying for a seminar from someone telling you the world is flat or the Earth is at the center of our Solar System.There are no secrets to real estate investing, and no matter what someone tries to convince you of . . . learn the fundamentals (here, via books, a local mentor, or through some other means) and avoid the bright shiny objects that salesmen in the information industry try to flash before your eyes.Good luck.

If you are putting that capital to work, then you might even be offsetting the loss altogether.

If I tell you flat out, hey I'm going to do this deal this way where I make more money than you will using my license and taking title and immediately selling at a higher price, even though I could just act as an agent allowing you to make more, my offer will screw you out of your money and put it in my pocket simply because I have constructed the deal in this manner........and the dummy signs it and agrees, that was a pretty clear disclosure.

I suppose the good news is you at least have an idea of some of the defects you could encounter and you don't have a judge in court voiding your loan altogether, so there is a chance to cure the defects.