I left the insurance industry back in 2008, and have stepped back in at the latter part of this year, because, while I love my travel business and freelance writing that I do; it will not be able to take me (financially) to the place I'd like to be in the next 2-4 years.

I specialize in bank statement loans and investor lending if you want to know if I'm an industry professional or not.

I worked in the auto industry, we made parts for low and high end brands on same machines with same people with same materials.

I would rent to a former landlord for sure without being threaten of their industry knowledge.

I first got interested in the industry with my current job.

Integrity is based in our beliefs as to how we conduct ourselves and in keeping our opinions formed as to what we see as ethical.Many never learn ethical standards expected in society much less in business or in any industry.

Well, the ones first to mind are regulators of any industry, those in the industry and usually educators, some professor at Harvard or Yale.

However, real estate is one of the few industries where one can make a decent living without much education [banking is the other].Depending on what you want in life, obtaining a college degree might be feasible.

In my industry it has always been encouraged to gain addition accreditation (I currently hold an ARM certification).Recently I have been considering obtaining my CPM (Certified Property Manager) and wanted to see if anyone has had experience with obtaining this certification and if there's benefit in having it as a real estate investor?

Way too many folks look at others in the industry as their competition and they really aren't.