By moving away from conventional custodian controlled 401(k), you will have the ability to use your retirement funds to invest in real estate.

Following this post, it seems like there are several advantages to aggressively paying down one's principal residence if they're in the position to do so for the ability to have rapid financing options to make cash offers as a proverbial ace up the sleeve if other financing situations will not get the job done.Has anyone had practical experience in how this plays out?

Ultimately, if it's simply a buy-and-hold investment, the area shouldn't matter too much, except that I want the right amount of stable growth coupled with consistent job growth.

He also points out the difference between net worth, good debt and bad debt, and financial wealth - the ability to stop working while money keeps coming in to support you.

Slow and steady growth is the plan.Mark

So, we think between his handy dandy jobs and my ability to negotiate, and with the very real fact that we have no money to invest at this time, that those are two real ways we can begin with.

We would love to start off with that being our technique, but we do not have the ability to come up with the money ourselves.

If they feel there is too much risk based on your knowledge or abilities they can ask you to find another home to hang your license at.I think it would be hard to find a good size RE brokerage where some agent doesn't invest or own rentals, it's usual and customary.

Given that Illinois is a judicial state and a lawsuit must be filed to take over a property, the true HMLs have backed away.Now the term refers to that, but now they usually check your credit and ability to repay.

I'm seriously considering getting my own license just for direct MLS access and ability to check out properties without needing to rely on an other agent's schedule.