So, watch for external obsolescence in an area, good locations near major shopping areas, good schools or near hospitals are usually a plus that will endure with time. :)

Shop around.

Even if you are still shopping, you can still get actuals rather than use a generic ballpark estimate like 50%.

Just from what I learned already I figure it would have taken me a very long time to learn, if at all, because if you don't know what to ask and when to ask it you will never ask and if you use the Internet or other methods you might never find the question or relate, and not know to ask the question and a single mentor would either not think to tell you or assume you already know.It is the same as with my Merchant Marine license I had to have minimum of 1440 days underway with 720 days on vessels before I could take the test but even though I had been at sea I would not have passed the test without paying Houston Marine for the test prep which cost $$$All of these endorsements from the United States Coast Guard are required and after paying for the courses the USCG costs for the actual endorsements at $165 min each. 1600 ton Master $9,500 STCW $1,900.00 Able Bodies Seaman $799 Advanced Firefighting $799 RADAR $799 Proficiency in Rescue/Lifeboat $999 So to get my license I had to spend $14,796.00 and I lost sea time to automatically renew, after 10 years of sailing, when my parents were sick and died in 2007.  

Great suggestion, mind body and soul hitting all at once when it comes to self improvement.

I would not recommend a "one stop shop" for management.

After the/my crash it seemed like everything i read, everywhere I went, the coffee shops, reia meetings, investor luncheons, friends family everyone was talking about the awfulness of the real estate market, and how it is impossible to sell houses in the current market.

Shelter is who most local investors I know use and they were cheaper when price shopping for our REI properties.

Also many hours are spent shopping for food at BJ's or Sams club.Even your "part time" effort will most likely take center stage in your life as you spend more and more of your time away from the things you want to do in retirement.

We're talking centuries upon centuries of EVERYONE thinking that the human body was not capable of such a feat.