There isn't any educational advantage in the industry that an agent will have over an appraiser as appraisers have the highest bar to certification, especially an MAI.

RE is in the finance industry, your dress needs to project conservative thinking to gain trust. :)

It's an ok neighborhood (close to some train tracks and a small industrial area), not unsafe or trashy.

Mortgage industry coming back!

I'm ambitious, determined, and so passionate about this industry because when I learn all the ins and outs I will teach it to everyone I know, whether they want to learn it or not since I've seen it change lives!

Welcome to BiggerPockets @Jim Wilson, it's always great to have another industry professional join our ranks here on the site.I'm looking forward to hearing about the growth of your own portfolio!

I know the obvious path would be to take a job and save up money.I mean, things such as the FHA loan sound fantastic, but reading the requirements it says you need to have a consistent job in the same industry for two years.

I’m not sure what revelation they are waiting for but, just goes to show how the average worker in the RE industry has no clue what they are talking about with markets doing well a few hours away in the “Midwest”.

It's a totally different industry where parts of RE are only a collateral aspect, just part of the financing issue.As to usury laws, I don't know CA, but they vary state to state.

A second advantage to Dropbox is that it has a cool feature that enable all the photo's (and video I think) taken by my smartphone to be immediately uploaded to my Dropbox folder.