I am also reviewing the material I studied several months ago in preparation of taking the California exam to get my RE license.It seems that every answer I get to my questions, and many people that respond to my posts here, and the general consensus for me is that it is very, very tough to succeed in investing in Southern California right now.

Rents are still anticipated to drop MORE before they stabilize according to current studies.

In most instances, it coincides with the projections by national studies.

It then uses a case study of an A-B B-C transaction where the B-C sale is NOT disclosed as an example of possible fraud.

I then go study on my own.

I'm just curious because I've seen studies that even lower income residents are very Internet savvy.

Search and study Loopnet listings.Read and study a lot.

Even studies claiming some modest overall gain for the economy from immigration ($1 to $10 billion a year) have found that it is outweighed by the fiscal cost ($15 to $20 billion a year) to native taxpayers." $60 billion dollars are earned by illegal aliens in the U.S. each year.

You need to study the market.

I missed winning a World Series bracelet a couple years ago because I made a big short-handed mistake that I never would have made if I spent any time studying short-handed play.Plus, once the big tourneys get into the money, generally the blinds/ante are a significant portion of your stack, your M is low, and even full tables can play like they're short-handed.