Also, the $8,000+ would be for learning how to do the actual short sale myself without having to seek assistance from someone specialized in the field.

Actually talking to other positive people in your field does wonders for getting to your goals that much quicker!

She was hoping to find a job in her field of study, but no luck yet.

I have worked doing real property litigation, but that was several years ago and consider myself very new to the real estate field.

Hi All:Deborah B. thanks for starting this great thread.My 0.02:I field the emails and calls with a standard letter and standard phone reply:+++++++++++++++++++++++++We are looking for a tenant/partner who has stable employment, earns three times the monthly rent with no prior evictions nor felony convictions.

HI Thomas Bernard,Welcome to BiggerPockets.I used to be in the IT field as a Systems Engineer before I got back into real estate investing full time.

I've been considering getting my real estate license just to gain a general knowledge of the field (saving or gaining money for commission on my purchases wouldn't hurt either).I was wondering if anybody has done this?

I am 30 year old in the software development field.

The marketing at this location next to the big box will work on its own; I would need less sales team out in the field finding/selling jobs dropping my commissions cost.

Their oil fields are booming and they're hiring anyone and everyone.