Hi All,Just trying to get started in RE.

Just wanted to say hi to everyone. Looks like a nice board.

Good luck on the re-habs and foreclosures.

Here is a short list of real estate terms to get you going.http://www.find1home.com/glossary.phpThere are more that are specific to investment but these are the most commonly used phrases and terms in RE.

More questions Re: Pinnacle.

I've been married for 27 years and the BIGGEST AND NASTIEST fights my spouse and I have ever had involved problems on our RE investments.Word to the wise.all cash

All of the "free credit report" sites I've looked at seem to be scams that want you to join some service.Also, I have a very high paying part time job right now that I pretty much lucked into but am thinking that it would be a good idea to work in a real estate office or mortgage company or as an assistant to a real estate agent or something like that while I finish school so that I can learn as much about RE as possible in the next couple of years, but all of those types of jobs pay about $10-$12 per hour and I'm making $20.00 per hour now.

If you don't have time RE really isn't for you....If you wanna plop down money and have it earn for you without doing much work and is something you can do online try an ETrade account and some mutual funds.

Can anybody advise which RE strategies are going to work best for the s.Cal market?

I'm in IT as well MIS but I'm planning on moving to the south to pursue RE investing.