Roofer is neighbors son, genuinely nice guy, want to trust him.

-have done at least 7-10 deals-currently working on at least 2 projects -possibly interested in utilizing my college counseling expertise for your high school age daughter or son in exchange for your REI expertise-someone who is genuinely interested in helping a newbie learn the ropes-a good personLooking forward to hearing from you! 

A genuine question is raised as to the authenticity of the original; or2.

.  ;-) )I also want an agent that I feel genuinely cares about me. 

@Jerryll Noorden  That's genuinely awesome to see!

So I've thought about this for a long time, and I'm genuinely curious. 

Also, Brookland Park Boulevard is undergoing a transformation near Chamberlayne Avenue that may help Highland Park as well.Still, I don't like to bank on appreciation with real estate investments and I don't think that the housing stock in Highland Park will lead to the high end renovations going on in surrounding neighborhoods.

@Jeff Kehl Re reading my last post, I wanted to clarify that the "Any other questions" statement is a genuine one and not meant to sound snarky in the least, if it came across that way. 

He didn't get his money's worth:)It's unfortunate that there are so many scam artist "schools" and "gurus" out there taking advantage of gullible people who are genuinely trying to learn the business.

That way you are transforming what you are currently paying in rent into equity, and getting some experience investing.There are also tax benefits to this.