Absolutely...Mike has been gone for a while...I think I heard that he was focused on some political undertakings (in a good way)...don't know if it's working on political campaigns or something else, but I know that it was a passion of his...

I have always had a passion for residential home design and construction and currently work full time as a construction manager for a builder in the DC metro area.

Brooklyn Broker here; good luck on your new passion.

I hate traditional real estate sales with a passion.

In 5 years or so, I'd like to be able to see my income from real estate eclipse what I make in software development, so that I can either get further into real estate, or go back to software startups that I'm passionate about.At this moment, I've probably not got too much to offer in real estate knowledge, but I've been the CTO at a few of my startups, so if you have any questions on how technology could be brought to bear on a real estate problem, I'm your guy.

We have 15 rental units now (3 SFH, 2 duplexes, 1 8-plex)  I share your passion for landlording and especially like that you are creating homes that your tenants take pride in.  

My passion to RE + My dedicated and hard work makes things happen.

My passion is to manage and rent off-campus college housing, but only if it proves a larger return than renting to single families.

It's exciting to see young people on here with such passion and a hunger for knowledge.

Both are very different and if you are not truly passionate about doing what you end up getting into, it makes for a stressful and unhappy life.