BP Community,My wife and I will be traveling into St.

Long term goals, and then figure out realistically how I would achieve those goals, and everything came around to ----- Real Estate.I've been reading BP for over five or six months now, and while I have two very close friends in real estate (one in AZ, one in Cali), I do not pretend to know anything about it, nor do I plan to be as aggressive as a lot of people here with flipping and such; however, I do understand that if leveraged effectively, it can help me reach my ultimate goals, while also doing some wealth building as a nice bonus.I left the insurance industry about five years ago to pursue some other endeavors, such as starting my own travel agency; doing freelance writing around food and travel, and launching a website all about women in the culinary industry.

Chris, If you tell a agent you are a cash buyer and you can closed with no contingency they might test you and if you fail they will spot you right away as a phony and bad news travel fast.

He travels here from Anchorage and every time a loan is processed he does the appraisal.

If you need to get a few realtors and section them in blocks of 4 hours to not wear them out.2) Since you're open to travel, check out state and local politics.

I would also try to attach yourself to magazines or travel websites in anyway you can building credibility for the hotel and yourself.Just my two cents...

You can travel the world instead of a tenant banging on your door at 1 a.m saying the toilet is clogged.How much are you planning on putting down for cash to get a commercial loan with??

Would a tiny, old 3BDR single wide trailer really rent for $800?

Longer term rents may come from snow cone, hot dog, coffee type vendors working out of vehicles or trailers.

I did it part time for 5 of those years for various reasons (other full time job, was traveling, had a baby...).