In 99.9% of the cases where you hear a woman was raped, kidnapped, abused, etc, there was one big factor involved: DRUGS.

I won't go into too much detail but if you care to read the following article about organized crime rings involving Vietnamese, and how they tear into homes to setup growing operations, installing air scrubbers and ventilation systems to pump out humidity associated with basement growing operations, the home I was looking at is one of these mentioned as among 100 in the Seattle area that were part of the ring.

If after carefully considering all of this, you still want to be involved in REI, then join your local REIA (real estate investors association) and make friends with the SUCCESSFUL investors in your area.

Also the more youth that gets involved in investing the better our community and economy structure will be.

You do have more risk involved versus finding a motivated homeowner and sandwich lease it.

Is anyone here involved?

Hello All,I've been involved in creative RE investing for about 3-4 years now.

My names Kelsey, I'm 22 years old and have had an interest in this industry ever since my parents got involved in investment properties.

Do you focus on the big projects first (i.e. kitchen) or prefer to cover the easier tasks right away, such as painting the bedroom?

What is involved if you want to be an appraiser?