Quote from @Cory E.: Hi James, Feel free to send me a link.

Additional resources I'd recommend are:- The millionaire real estate agent by Gary Keller- David Greene's books from the BP Bookstore- The E-Myth by Michael Gerber*** These are not resources related to the course but are helpful for anyone looking to get into the business

My thought is is use the Rent Ready feature of reporting his payment history to the credit bureau so it can work in his favor as a trade line, but I'm wondering if this is an unnecessary added step since he can already pull transactions on his bank side. 

I use Executive Villas and they just charged me $500 to repair some table legs and replace the batteries on a remote.

I would NEVER trade that experience for anything, despite the hassles. 

I'm a carpenter / contractor by trade, and I've done a few major whole-house renovations of personal homes over the last decade or so.  

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You mentioned a career change, I think going into the trades like plumbing and electrical are great and you can make good money doing those, but I think you may be taking on too much by trying to do that right now.

That being said, the trade off are higher fees and rates.

It's great to dream, and dream big, but then you have to create a plan to reach your dreams - and THEN execute the plan.