Hi:I am have some money to invest and do not want to go in the stock market.

Is it going to be in the stock market?

@Latimer LuiusCareful with some Finance Planning etc, they want your $ in the stocks, not the REI. 

I used to dabble a little in the stock market and one thing I learned is you have to do the opposit of what the majority are doing.

This typically gets most or all of my principle back.  

That if you discipline yourself to a set of business principles, that success will come.  

I have been investing in the stock market since 2008 and I'm pretty pleased with my portfolio at this point, however, I'm looking for investments I have a little more control over (you'd have to buy a awful lot of coke to make their stock price increase). 

Now I am a licensed realtor, but should be ok with these procedures since I am acting as a principle in the deal.  

I grew up I Cupertino and Sunnyvale so I know the housing stock.. who would have thunk it right.. !!!

@Don Konipol  I have experienced this personally many times when a deal went south and the lender took a loss usually small.. but said lender in most instances and for what ever reasons they think its the fault of the broker and take shots at the broker.. were as If they bought a stock and it went down 20% and then they sold and incurred a loss you don't see them run to an attorney. but in Real estate related investments its the first knew jerk reaction.