@Jay HinrichsWe have gurus in Texas actively promoting buying homes at 110% of value and selling on wraps and retiring early.

Has anyone gone to the festivals and parades and handed out flyers and cards to promote your business. 

It takes considerable time and money to get licensed, join boards and especially to promote yourself. 

Forum rules don't allow Sherman to promote his own club but I can mention it, the DCREIA. 

They gave you some general knowledge of the real estate investment world and basically promoted their classes that they offer.

This is not the place to promote your articles.

Actually I am colaborating on promote a very serious oceanview development.

I read your intro with interest, because I am also based in Portland, also in the Tech industry, and have roughly the same goals... just a little further in my career.With the kind of background you have, the best route to your goal is probably to work very hard, get promotions, be frugal and squirrel away as much cash as you can, and use your likely good credit to leverage yourself into properties that will throw off some serious cash in 5-10 years.  

Today, I got a marketing postcard from an agent promoting Cape Coral.

It only exist with the real estate agent trying to promote this listing.