The second time round I finished all 1500 questions on retrainers practice exam questions and I felt very prepared for the exam.I highly recommend you get your broker's license as I see many benefits of having one.

Doing it as a owner-builder gave plenty of practical experience in managing a non-trivial construction process.Last year, we acquired one more condo in the neighborhood and have been gaining experience with land-lording as well.My background is in Computer Science and have been working full time as Software Engineer for about 20 years.I am interested in networking with fellow investors/tradesmen, especially who are active in our area (Culver City/West Los Angeles).Thanks and wish you all a very happy new year.Coty

Get a copy of your credit score and see if there is anything you can do to improve it.

It's accepted practice & a necessary evil here.

A mortgage just to reduce liability is an extremely poor practice.

I know I can just ask any question anytime here on BP, but I was hoping for practical hands-on experience.

I'm totally against predatory practices, not only is such unethical but much of it is illegal.

About the only way to improve the lead quality is to do a more targeted mailing aimed at previous buyers, note holders, etc. depending what you're marketing for.

So now it becomea an issue of business practice.

Past references are best - check them out just as you would when hiring a nanny for your children or a contractor to improve your house.