I do think every responsible citizen owes it to their neighbors to be armed and ready the way the framers of the Constitution intended.

Nothing else.When I'm waiting for doctor's appointments-dentists, in line for other mundane consumer chores, I put stuff on index cards and study them. like sales objection handlers, marketing ideas, and the like.Or I talk into a portable digital tape recorder.Or I practice to complete and utter strangers my "elevator speech."

I don't have the know how to do it on my own, so I'll have to wait until he's ready.

This is why many consumers under 80% LTV still pay unrequired mortgage insurance on their loans.....not to be confused with homeowner's insurance.

It was a 2 bedroom, 1 bath house that needed almost nothing to be rent ready.

How many books and seminars would i have to go through to be "ready"?

I lost a lot by being all consumed with real estate.

Ready to pull permits.

Have you guys done deals off of them, or do they just consume your time?

We are looking to buy a "starter home" to live in a few years, fix up and then either rent out or sell (depending on the market) and buy a bigger house when we are ready to start a family.