The MLO requires 20 hours or pre-licensing NMLS approved education and just must pass the National component NMLS exam and currently (Nov 2013) the California NMLS exam as well.Thanks,Mike Crousewww.amLicensing.com

I hate to admit this, but it's also a pleasure trip and talking real estate isn't what I originally had in mind before I discovered this meeting :)

(Second house purchased no inspection.)My mom went to an auction at the closing of a high-end nursery/gift shop and her friend bought something for higher than the original retail price sticker on the bottom of the item (discovered in the car on the way home).

Aside from the points already mentioned, I started to discover a lot more appealing reasons to invest in Georgia versus California.

Once they get the appraisal back they discover they don't have a low enough 'loan to value' to do the refinance.

This site and its members have been a key component of my being able to be successful early on.

With the new repair regs it may be the best way to account for structural components that get disposed of and replaced.

The more you discover about what kinds of businesses you can do, you will come to realize what it is you feel most passionate about, then you can focus on that.

This is a pretty fair list of what has been done history-to-date, but I'm sure there are new things waiting to be discovered ....http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/09/02/top-ways-to-make-money-real-estate/

I've discovered that insurance companies, in any form, are much like banks, in that they will happily accept your money and charge you fees when you offer to eliminate their risk.