But, I hate all the disclosures and liability that go along with investing on my own with my license.I understand that if you are dealing with the "average" agent, that you would want to consider your own license, but the liability isn't worth it if you pick someone like myself, that's decent, to do the searching for you.The biggest challenge you come up across most agents, is they've NEVER invested other than buying their own home!

2 % isn't keeping up w/inflation)IRA's..3.5% STILL < REAL inflation #'s(I don't need Greenspan 2 tell me stuff is costing more...I SPEND that $$ he's talking about)Keough accounts, same as IRA's401K's a hair better, & w/matching employer funds, pretty decent...maybe 7%Stock Market....sky's the limit, right?

U bet, 8) I've spent the last 5 years cultivating a portfolio of private lenders for virtually any scenario(loan) You could possibly need, including but not limited to 80% ARV(after repaired value), NOT Purchase Price, Purchases at 80% of APPRAISED Value(not purchase price), 80% of Appraised Value Cash Out Re-Finances, & most closings occur w/i 48 hours.

., but there is only a limited amount of homes sold like this, and these folks only wanted to sell their homes themselves because they were cheap and didn't want to pay the real estate commission----which they could have negotiated it down, if the "6%" was too high.

If they don't want them (which is extremely rare), I'll disconnect them and put 'em back in inventory.It's the best of both worlds - reselling the same inventory, and reducing liability.

When Ford a one dollar of tax liability, they send in that amount or credits, so to speak, so they reduce their tax liability by 30%.

Not saying this was their fault..perhaps it was my fault to not read the fine print more clearly, or perhaps they were a shoddy company...DON'T HATE ME..I SAID PERHAPS...anyway yes, they kept my 50 dollar deductible and all they did was tell me that it was not their problem..owell..I'm sure this doesn't always happen..just putting in my limited experience with one..good luck whichever way you turn.

Oh, well, a year after going out on my own, my income is up, my overhead is down, and the sky's the limit!

This special exemption is limited to non-real estate professionals and persons with less than ~$125K income.

Set limits for yourself when biding for a property.