There is a garage, however we use it to store all of our furniture (moved in with in-laws to return to school).

Get a formal education first, buy a text book for RE Agents at an RE school and study that, if you have a question from the text book mention me and I'll be happy to address it.

Realtors with continuing education for Realtors, that means mandatory classes, for that you have to have certified instructors, course materials, schools and support which just leads to another industry niche and fees and charges to feed the beast.

We focus on areas with decent schools, safe areas good local amenities.  

What makes you think that a country that doesn't even ban kids from going to elementary school who don't have flu shots would close down its entire borders to the rest of the world (because somebody can just as easily fly from Sierra Leone to Brussels to the US as they can fly directly SL to the states)?

@Matt EllisThanks for the shout out MattI basically have three or four strategies going at onceC&D areas absentee landlords wholesalingA&B areas, good school districts, lease option assignments, subject to, wraparound mortgageSometimes I run into a minor rehab, but does not have enough equity, and I'll do a joint venture with the seller.

FYI,  my parents are old school 1st gen immigrants who typically do things the hard way due to ignorance, language barrier, and cultural differences.  

FYI,  my parents are old school 1st gen immigrants who typically do things the hard way due to ignorance, language barrier, and cultural differences.  

Place to live, neighborhood, schools if you have kids, close to work, rate of expected appreciation, property potential for profit, tax benefits, best use of your money?????????

Sam Zell said at a conference he spoke that he started by managing and acquiring properties in Ann Arbor, Michigan during his grad school years.