So far I have read about 10 books on the subject and attended a couple of the "free" seminars.

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Anyway I recommend Don r Campbells the ACRE system great book on Canadian long term real estate investing and a fun read.

One, both are on busy streets, that is a no no in my book, much harder to sell and if you need to sell in a buyers market, you could take a beating.

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Going to be around $500 for class, book, test, and license.

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Since I would be reactivating my license, I believe I can use my old book, pay $100 for the test, $3-400 for mls fees, a few hundred if that for a couple catch-up continuing ed. classes, and I'll be off to the races.Lynn, yes I agree, there are many homes that aren't very appealing.

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