So you have to speak to that aspect.

I think for Florida and many other area's, it's only half time.If this article (http://www.dsnews.com/articles/florida-courts-petition-for-nearly-10m-to-clear-foreclosure-backlog-2010-03-30) is to be believed, there are over 500K pending foreclosures in the Florida court system.If you add in the backlog of delinquent cases that haven't made it into the court system, strategic defaults, additional defaults from a record 12+% unemployment and 8+% underemployment, Option ARM reset, the end of the Fed MBS purchase (which could trigger interest rates to go up 250 basis points = less qualified buyers) and the end of the tax credit (why they would allow both of these to end at the same time puzzles me); I see a lot of hurting to come.

If so, I'd keep that aspect separate from the investment.

I do not see anything wrong with that.But government aid only makes sense if it furthers our long-term strategic interests, as it probably does with Pakistan but not with Haiti.

I am working on improving my credit to get into the rental aspect of investing and some flips.

IF it is with KW cool and if is with EXP also cool, Just make sure it aligns with your goals and define specialty..I used to be at EXP and LOVED it and still Love it is Great in all aspects in my opinion but had to be honest with myself and make the tough call and switched to a smaller local brokerage..   

This one of the most misunderstood aspects of self-management and causes many landlords and PMs to both waste time and out their safety at risk meeting unknown prospects at vacant properties without screening.

There will be ups and downs and side-to-sides but the un-sexy yet dumbfoundingly powerful aspect of investing is seen over the long haul. 

Thank you.I enjoy the mortgage planning aspect when it comes to tax, mortgage, and legal since they're all correlated.  

I like the aspect of not having to go get proper mortgages all the time, the closing costs are much reduced from traditional mortgages.