This is because 1) while San Diego has outstanding long term appreciation in the shorter term there have been numerous flat or down cycles 2) Selling costs will consume some of the profit.  

There's a lot to be said for the smaller mom/pop offices, but for training, motivation, and support, I'd definitely go with a larger office.  

We have numerous across the ATL.

1) agents won’t let their sellers go on contract with buyers who have no Legit POF/preapproval2) automobile wholesalers don’t go to a retail car lot to buy for wholesaling

I know, there's a lot to discuss, so what I did was type everything up (similar to a FAQ page) and hand them the piece of paper, and say "here's all the new information you need to know, I just wanted to stop by really quick and introduce myself personally and wish you and your family a merry christmas!

Sometimes it's ambiguous, but even then, why should I bother with the company that has numerous unresolved lawsuits, versus another company that is virtually the same but has none.

I know 10k isn’t a lot to start so I would like to hear about what others are doing with little to start or if you are using other peoples money.

other parts of the country not so much.but generally speaking hardwoods have a much lower per acre yeild than softwoods.. so you need a pretty big wood lot to get any appreciable BD FT yeild per acre.. 

So even though your loan payments reduce your income and the numerator decreases, the denominator decreasing by a factor of five boots your COC calculation.

A lot to think about.