When you've been around the block several dozen times, you learn things that a simple textbook just can't teach.There's a special bond that develops between a mentor and their students.

I am not a whole lot older than you, but I have studied the Great Depression in long detail - not only in the textbooks but through the family history.

He is the mortgage guy who keeps our textbooks up to date for the classes and is licensed in many states.

Do not get your RE education from "pich men", get a state approved real estate text book that agents use to get thier license, read it, it's written for beginners.

Scott - I highly recommend this - it's like a textbook for this business.

So far so good, and the text books came the next day.

I think you have a textbook case of a realtor who knows zilch about investing or has preconceived notions, probably has never invested herself, and has a patronizing attitude to boot.I'd move on to someone else.

Begin with the basics, real estate basics like text books, RE schools, from there you can look to strategies, the basics and knowing what is acceptable, common practice in your area will keep you out of trouble, which is easy to get into in RE.

I had to buy a lot of books going through college and they cost more in grad school, glad I didn't have to buy medical text books!

It was my textbook as I prepared and executed the flip.