If you keep at it you to can eventually become a GURU.In closing, just keep a positive attitude and look to succeed.

Also consider your competitive position with a degree going forward.

I'm not in a position where I "need" to go back to work....but I am kind of bored and I've always been involved in community projects, scouting leader, coast guard auxilliary, pheasants forever, etc....

Perhaps higher end rental people have value beyond their position as tenant that justifies networking with them.

Everyone in the Industry tells me it's a wrapThe theory is that it will be much worse than the sub-prime crash based on the size of the loans even though a smaller % is estemated to fail it will have a larger affect on the market.I know of a couple a funds that are already positioning themselves to take full advatage of the impending crash

A job slave would think you have it easy but at the same time wouldn’t know what to do to put themselves in your position.

A real estate crash typically takes months or years giving you time to think, strategize and react.

(c) "Person" means any natural person, any form of business organization, its officers and directors, and any natural person who authorizes rent skimming or who, being in a position of control, fails to prevent another from rent skimming. 891.

We've been fortunate to have some great tenants in place and the property has a positive cash flow of $275/month which leads me to *think* that I'm doing ok on it.My goal is to acquire atleast 2 more properties this year to hold as rentals.

There are many steps you will need to take to position yourself to not only invest in the US but to invest in general.