Unless your bank accounts are really FAT, this is not the time to being a 3 year self-study course, especially if you have a family.REI takes T I M E to develop and you're going to need a means to pay the bills while you acquire the new skills. 

Say The seller is willing to sell me the Property for $30,000 , plus them knowing that $35,000 will also e needed to repair and renovate the property.  

The areas between Waterloo, E 156th and E 185th are quite stable and I'd even consider living there as opposed to just investing there.

People give up their dream of living in Hawaii everyday, they quit and leave paradise.For those of us who make it happen, it becomes more like paradise than we thought at first..E Komo Mai Hawa'ii

I've Googled them and get a variety of promotional or complaint oriented websites.Your help will be greatly appreciated.Randy

The Home depot and lowes 10% discount, I am sure many already know this but for those who dont, it works perfect if you are a rehabber and if you have a home depot or lowes credit card its even better with the no interest promotions.2.

What I'm saying is that it does have value, and I believe that the mindset shift is more valuable than the technical how-to info.I also liked the E-myth and the 4 Hour Workweek. :)

Get promotions (or a better job).

Towards the end of my last e-mail, I was releasing you from your obligations under the lease to remain and pay rent for the duration of the contract, meaning that if you are unhappy with my services as landlord you are now free to leave without [consequence specified in the lease] if you provide XX days of written notice to me. 

I'd instantly agree that anyone PROMOTING self directed IRAs should have some heavy regulatory scrutiny.But someone that does the research and decides that this is how they want to structure one component of their retirement plan... is probably a pretty smart cookie IMO.So, I suppose with that being said, I wouldn't object to some form of reasonable education + test requirement.