Over the past 2 weeks, I have been studying the basic concepts of real estate and the different ways of investing.

Originally posted by Account Closed:Originally posted by @Tony Marcelle:Can motivated seller leads be found through people going through divorce?

Account Closed Josh you don't know how much I appreciate your advice on these recommended educational materials.

Account Closed i would love to listen to a podcast targeting specifically on military investments. possibly adding more to it such as saving techniques, benefits, programs, etc.

Not sure what city in CA you live in, but if you need referrals for attorneys or accountants, let me know.

I guess they wanted the glory without the grind.By the way, Keller Williams had Baylor University do a study and they found that if you make random calls into a selected area, after 12 hours of calls, give or take, you get a deal.

Market is not looking so well, sell and put the capital gains in your bank account.

I like to your goals, and keep studying and looking at deals! 

I had two separate accounts for rental deposits.

If fixing the house is more expensive than just demoing and redoing it.THat is the simple answer.However you also need to take into account that even if redoing it is (slightly ) more expensive than just fixing said sheetrock... know that a full gut, will result you in a brand new house interior... something that fixing and patching will never even come close to.