In January of 2015 I came to Colorado to visit my sister for the weekend and by February of that same year I decided to do the most spontaneous thing I've ever done and quit my job, say bye to my family, and drive out here to the beautiful Colorado, starting over.

Basically, it took 2 months, court, a visit from the deputy's and finally at the last possible minute, she got out. 

With 250k, you can easily get a 4 bedroom house in a good neighborhood but the question is how do we get a cash flow with that kind of purchase?

I see a lot of newer agents if they don't have a warm market or sphere to tap into.. they will get on a big producers team.. this can jump start you.out our way agencies have lead creation systems and will literally hand you web leads for listings or sales.My wife had taken a few year hiatus and to kind of jump start ( her normal business is referrals) but she wanted to work some leads and get going and it worked very well she made many sales and got a few listing which in this market is simply money in the bank. find your niche.. and remember 95% of agents all try the same thing.. you may want to specialize.. and commerical agents though dog tough to start if you make it.. its a really good business once your established.

I visited Cleveland in August, after I decided to invest there.

You can get a sense of how a person lives and what kind of tenant they may be.Ask for previous landlord referrals and CALL THEM ALL.

This kind of piggy-backs on your #2 Martin, but I would say the biggest thing is just showing up day after day and doing the work. 

What kind of income do you want from your real estate by that age and how will you get there.

Since there's a bunch of knowledgeable solar guys in here right now, and it kind of fits the topic, I think it might be appropriate to ask this question here.The solar panel installations that I've seen on Youtube, TV, etc that are retrofit - i.e. not put on when they're replacing a roof, which I've never seen - always shows them drilling bracket mounting holes straight through the asphalt shingles.

The ones I am aware of (& I'm sure you'll find more if you Google)...Dave LindahlJoe Fairless Jake and GinoMichael BlankLance Edwards Rod KhleifSue NelsonBrad SumrockI just came from Brad Sumrock's event and there were a lot of successful students there telling their story about how they are currently doing deals, etc.His 1-on-1 program is a little pricey but appears to be well worth it because he has a whole network that a newbie can plug into.If you have the money... it's kind of a no-brainer.Shop around anyway though and I wouldn't try to skimp and go the free route.Buying an apartment building is not like buying a condo.