Find areas you want to invest in and study it every day or every other day.

So, you absolutely pay interest everyday you have the loan. 

There's also a book called The Everyday Millionaire, a precursor to Dave Ramsey's study of millionaires, same stuff...no credit card debt, paid off house(s), paid off cars, piles of cash in retirement accounts. 

The Armchair Economist: Economics and Everyday Life, Steven E.

I would not count on property in this area dropping, there are too many people moving here every day. 

There are 20-40 properties that are purchased in our relatively small market each and every day.

Hiring counsel will give you the confidence and piece of mind to focus on your very demanding everyday life while you disentangle yourself from this woman.I'm a bit confused about her status. 

At least where I worked (SoCal) the inspectors were generally very knowledgeable and honest, Inspections were easy to schedule with a phone call - you could get an inspector to the project the next day.You could always tell the non-permitted jobs done by unlicensed Contractors, horrible, sloppy and dangerous.And @Carlos Ptriawan, most good GCs have their own crews and do much more than just 'inspect' a job...they were there every day doing something and that kind of attention to a job is invaluable.... 

We've had a lot more success with good old fashioned cold calling, response rates are lower (5-10% nationally) but you don't have your accounts being shut down every day.

Flipping is extraordinary hard right now, I look everyday at deals in 17 counties these range from the nations capital to rural areas with population’s in the hundreds, I also act as my own gc, am a real estate agent and have a relatively cheap line of credit (8.25% no points) and I’ve bought one deal in the last 2.5 years. a flip really is a quite easy formula 1. your purchase price (you make money when you buy)2.