Just about creating the culture and attracting the right members/tenants.

Unauthorized practice of contracting; impersonating contractor; false certificate; giving false evidence to Board; penalties, specifies violators of The Contractors law "shall be deemed guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor."

Generally because the culture here is pretty anti-guru but also generally because most of these programs deserve that skepticism.

I've been a licensed broker since 2008 as well, though practicing primarily as an engineer and PM in the biotech industry for my W2.

More and more foreigners are investing and it's practically impossible to find a interesting deals that are not "on plans" - delivery planned for mid 2018 (the earliest).Would love to catch up in Barcelona in May and discuss about that in more details ;-)

I recommend newbies live in and study a market for 1 year before buying, and I practice what I preach ... the few times I did not follow this, I have come to regret it.

For crime, I suggest checking out the local law enforcement websites or places like spotcrime.com.Check out some articles here, here, and here.I know this might seem counterintuitive, since almost everyone uses this kind of information when deciding on what property to purchase, but as far as I know and have been trained, this is the recommended best practice for any real estate professional in light of the Fair Housing Act and the prohibition against "steering."

It seems to be common practice and expected.

NPNs are for advanced practicers of paper, who have the expertise to deal with them, who have significant money reserves to deal with people who aren't paying on their mortgage.

But that's not a practical or timely solution.