The podcasts are my favorite way to learn.

Any advice on your favorite people to work with in this market is greatly appreciated!

I can only imagine the look on Obamas face when he went to office and found out why we were in Iraq.If you like history and like it with a comedic flavor - check out Robert Newman's history of oil:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?

You've mentioned the benefits of leverage above, which is my favorite thing in real estate and what makes it unique.

I've heard that statement before in several different flavors from a bunch of these investors.But at the end of the day, it comes down to the numbers.If you live in california where a house costs 600k with a PITI of 4400/mo and you can rent it for 3500, then maybe he's right.

Anyone have a favorite city for rentals, or is it just one deal at a time?

After referring numerous people to my favorite mortgage broker I've recently tossed around the idea of becoming a broker myself.

where you make your money is the difference between your original loan and the terms of the note with a tenant buyer, you must have a higher interest rate and you must sell it to them for at least 150k and they will pay that because they can't qualify anywhere else. you are in it with no money because the tenant buyer payed your initial down payment and often more which is money you keep. than you make a monthly income from the spread of the two terms. you become the bank. one of my favorite strategies.

One of my favorite US towns is Bozeman and I already found out it's probably way too saturated to be a good place for newbies to invest in.

I've done many commercial deals and they are by far my favorite bank I've ever worked with.