We also have three young kids and jobs so will need lots of help locally in way of agents, brokers, property managers, etc, as we work on this nights and weekends.I look forward to getting to know the other BP members here!

Today's episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast features Tim Ferriss, Author of 4-Hour Workweek, 4-Hour Body, Tools of Titans and now his latest title,  Tribe of Mentors . 

I took over a house that sat empty for almost three years and had to make a lot of repairs to the plumbing and appliances because they sat unused for so long.I recently saw a home that sat vacant for a while before it was foreclosed.

That sounds strange, but you have nothing holding you back from venturing out of your security...because you have lost that security blanket that was your job.I would venture to say, that most of the success stories in history, started out where you are right now...me included.So, with nothing holding you back, and with plenty of time on your hands (time will always be your greatest asset...since you can never get it back), if you want to get into REI, you need to do the following:1 - Learn,2 - Learn some more,3 - Keep learning.Places to learn (before you say "that costs money"), that don't cost any money are:1 - Online education sites that have free articles written by experts in their fields.2 - Free e-books, that you can get online.3 - Joining your local REIC's to both learn and network.4 - ...and never stop learning...even when you become a success at this (and you will)Also, three very critical actions you MUST follow to be a success:1 - Always think possitive.2 - Train yourself to think of future "obstacles" as temporary problems...and you are the problem solver. 

I am a Spiritual God Lover, a Husband to an Amazing Wife, a Father to three wonderful children, an Entrepreneur as a Real Estate Investor and Realtor, a Perioperative Registered Nurse, and, overall, a Good Human Being.

I'm not sure why you find this an issue.My dad was a property manager for three buildings in a suburb of Chicago many years ago. 

I finished the 10k in about 1 hour and 10 minutes at about an 11 minute 18 second pace which was faster than my time when I was running back in September.Here are the important points of the story1.

All three of these protect my license and ensure I receive a portion of the assignment fee.  

In PA we need 60 hours of class work to take the test.

I bought a house in Arvada three years ago which I now rent.