I stopped and deciided that I need to develop a site. 

I would be aware that we are closer to the top than the bottom, but not let that stop you.

OR sell it and stop the bleeding.

My Daughter was going away for college and i started with a Student rental. went out there to see the college saw this house for sale stopped at the realtor, went to see it and then put an offer on it, later on the seller signed the papers. that was 4 1/2 years ago. my daughter left there 2 years ago, but i still own it, plus others.

He stopped over and asked our manager to check on the unit with him and found her...

Hello everyone,My Husband has been an Iron Worker for 12 yrs and was recently given access to his Missouri annuity since we've moved to California, where he is building up a new one.

., but don't want every eyeball out there having access.

That sounds strange, but you have nothing holding you back from venturing out of your security...because you have lost that security blanket that was your job.I would venture to say, that most of the success stories in history, started out where you are right now...me included.So, with nothing holding you back, and with plenty of time on your hands (time will always be your greatest asset...since you can never get it back), if you want to get into REI, you need to do the following:1 - Learn,2 - Learn some more,3 - Keep learning.Places to learn (before you say "that costs money"), that don't cost any money are:1 - Online education sites that have free articles written by experts in their fields.2 - Free e-books, that you can get online.3 - Joining your local REIC's to both learn and network.4 - ...and never stop learning...even when you become a success at this (and you will)Also, three very critical actions you MUST follow to be a success:1 - Always think possitive.2 - Train yourself to think of future "obstacles" as temporary problems...and you are the problem solver. 

I can’t stop reading up on real estate investing, listening to podcasts, and getting lost in these forums.I think that the smartest first step for me is to try and get a job at some real estate company doing finance.

I once had a tenant call me to tell me that the dishwasher stopped working only to find out that she had unplugged it from underneath the sink.