Unlike the regular work force where it's just competition and who can keep their jobs and climb the ladder first and kiss their boss's behind - not my thing, though I have the highest respect for all those who work hard to bring food to the table (especially my father who's a cop).REI is also the best means I see of achieving the life I want.

I will be a regular here with plenty of posts each day.

Real Estate Legends is great in that they hit all aspects of the real estate market. they have a regular real estate division for listing and selling but the main part - their specialty - is managing investor's funds into great properties that they are flipping with an average turn around of 145 days. they also have a division for wholesale and rental properties as well.

s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1328745898&sr=1-5)I have a regular keyed entry for the main door, this one is almost a no-brainer as I don't want ex-tenants to have access to the common area after they move out and with 6 units, there could be a lot of rekeying.I'm thinking of setting it up as follows:Main door-8 unique codes -1 for each unit -1 "master code" that only I have -1 "maintenance code" that I can give out to contractorsEach apartment-3 unique codes -1 code matches tenants front door code -1 code is my master (this is on all doors) -1 code is maintenance code (also on all doors)Without doing much shopping around, this would cost me about $700 up front, $100 per lock.Here's my list of pros/cons...I'd love for somebody to add to itCons-High up-front cost $100 per lockPros-No lockouts-No rekey fees-No hassle for me to get in or give code to contractor-NO KEYSWhat do you think?

Ethanol was supposed to be an alternative to regular gas but it has since been shown to require more energy to produce than it saves.

@Clarence Bell You can utilize a partnership, with one partners self directed IRA  investing in the LLC and one partner using  'regular' funds. 

I have w-2, down payment, just lack the score to quality regular loan.

Attended the meetups and met up with a lot of folks for coffee or lunch outside of the regular meetups.I learned what bandit signs were.

This is especially a great deal because you can buy with just 3.50% down and not 10% so you conserve cash and the rehab is funded out of the same 30 year loan at the same low rate, say if the house or 1 to 4 unit and was damaged and not eligible for any regular loans.

@Charlie MacPherson @Drew SygitI found the following:In Massachusetts, a broker's license is not required for: Employees of real estate owners if the employees are performing the acts of a real estate broker or salesman for the subject property and if these acts are performed in the regular course of, or incident to, the management of the property.