Hi everyone, I'm in the early stages of deciding where I want to focus my initial efforts in REI.

I could however as you say ,put effort in taking a test rather than boasting a guru, but that's not a viable option for most people and for me.

In an effort to “protect” consumers, this new regulation is in fact “hurting” them even more by regulating the non-bank lenders.

I found (again) this site while browsing and looking for articles to share in my Philippine Real Estate websites.I'm interested more on Global real estate trends and practices that I can share to my website readers who are mostly licensed real estate practitioners like myself.

Fixing a 2'x2' hole is going to cost almost the same and take little more effort than fixing a 6"x6" hole.

The global economy is leading a lot of these changes in expanding the trade deficit but as we see with China slowing down growth and raising wages is the natural path for a transition from a developing to developed economy.

But, if you spend the effort upfront on these things, it's a lot less of a hassle than what your friend is probably experiencing.Also, if the issue is managing tenants and repairs, hire someone to do this for you!

This issue can come into play depending on the time and effort you spend in an activity.

To Some breaking even while paying down a mortgage over 20 or 30 years as your property appreciates in value and rent increases is worth the effort of dealing with tenants. ( no one ever said it was easy) This however is not the only way to participate.

If you've seen a fluff piece online, a late night infomercial, or the latest email from a guru promising quick riches, reality will leave you high and dry.Beginning to make money in RE can take months of dedicated effort, and you need a lot of knowledge to avoid the traps.