Try looking for local deals and at least practice to figure out if they're worth playing, I use Redfin.com, and look for listings at the bottom of the price range.

I'm very knowledgeable in construction costs and construction practices.

I have not reviewed those statutes in almost 10 years so might check with a person who is actively practicing Bankruptcy law to get an update.

I'm in Crown Point, so we're practically neighbors.

I rock out to Gary V at the gym now practicing basketball haha.  

In fact, I am sure that "your reality" offers far more evidence that proves true than "my reality" (most or alot of people do fail in real estate), but to the select few out their that realize that this is not our practice life, and cannot wait around for 45 years till retirement, I would highly encourage you to start following your real estate dreams today.Yes there is a decent learning curve to real estate, and market conditions do change, but a good investor changes with the seasons, just as no farmer plants his corn in the winter, you need to adjust your investment ideas to meet your market conditions.

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The Fiat money system= Fed prints paper calls it money sells it at 6% to the Gov. who gives them more paper T-bills.They print 10 M loan 100 M with fractional lending practices (more money from nothing) thereby giving us loans with interest so we pay them more for there nothing.So we don't invest; we work to pay our debts but work hard so you can get good credit so you can owe us more interest & we can keep you working for us to pay it off.Are corpoations Fascist entities?

If you find a 50% property, you are going to be practically assured of doing well with a rental.

I am a broker and 11 years in the business.I am telling you this because I have seen it all practically over the years.I focus on larger commercial deals.7% is VERY COMMON here especially if you are buying what I call the low end investment properties ( sub 100k houses ).