My family and I have always invested the old school way so this is new to me. 

I'm swamped right now finishing up RE school and working but I will keep your offer in mind.

I am currently using allied schools Exam Cram DVD and Exam practice tests.

This would have definitely hurt us if we need to rent it and it eliminated some of the parents who were considering buying it for their kids while they were in school.  

Psychology graduate, thinking it was a waste of time and money, currently broke and unemployed but with very good credit. 

The story in my town is that the schools are good and it is a very good alternative to the tier 1 cities of Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Burlingame, which have reached beyond crazy territory.

Remember - A Realtor has spent money going to school, studying different aspects of real estate including law (which a lot of landlords do not know), we are required by law to continue educating ourselves.

I recently graduated from UC Irvine with a BA in Philosophy and Minor in Political Science.

We usually find these buyers are out of state (typically California) with some nostalgic attachment to the area--either grew up here or went to school here.If you look at the alternatives these two types of buyers have--first time home buyer who qualifies for under $150K and can go FHA, and the California buyer with $100K who wants some degree of geographic familiarity--what are their other investment opportunities that will do better for them if they're not in the business?

I am currently unemployed, as I am studying for various standardized tests for grad school, but if I wanted to further pursue growing my real estate holdings what sort of options might some of you use?