I read somewhere that a non-profit created census training classes on a scholarship basis.

Well on second thought I can see how this might be difficult for some folks but I didn't think it was hard. 1) Research who you can team up with to dirddog for2) Research and educate yourself on how much repairs on a house would cost the average investor3) Attend as many of your local investor clubs as you can to learn along with reading this forum as others have saidHere's what I did:I called the "We buy houses" ads in the paper and asked them if they would be interested in training somone at no cost to them to find homes for.

You have education, training,hotels, travel, business cards, marketing campaigns, websites, and now an answering services.

That gives you enough time for training, and you will be ready for the entire summer renting season.

About 3 months ago, I bought the full course and signed up for his live training.

I'm not sure if all those so called economic experts are on the propaganda train when they say we can expect economic recovery in later 2009 or 2010 or if they're just that dumb.

If you want to buy and hold property and your town offers a Landlord training program, take that and get certified.

If you are in pre-foreclosure contact with the defaulted borrower (where that is legal to do), you may find that offering them suggestions to "help save the house" and "avoid the auction" can get you inside the property to do an inspection.I was at a training event this past weekend, trainer was a PA licensed real estate attorney, and he told how he has a client who is an exterminator by profession.

You do not need any special training/license to call yourself a foreclosure consultant/short sale negotiator or to run any type of stop foreclosure business.

I thought we'd kick off our new Buying Real estate forum by seeing what factors are most important to all of you in the purchase of your primary residence.Here are mine:- Proximity to parks, shopping, services, and transportation (highways/trains)- General neighborhood look/feel- House amenities, layout, size- Safety of neighborhood- Quality of local schoolsWhat am I missing?