Hey @Bryan Williamson,As @Patrick I. mentioned earlier, it really does depend on what stage of your real estate investing career you are at.

I am certain they are paying, although it is difficult to get proof since they pay in cash directly to the owner...

I am considering a career change to something in the RE world, but I have no experience, first of all, and no money to pay for any formal education.

I don’t know if this is true, but I later determined that those online test questions were coming from test prep sites, so of course they made it difficult!

The time and effort involved with screening and background checks seems difficult to handle so far away.   

If it was not for wholesaling I would have never been able to start my REI career.

Hi everyone,I have read several books, listened to many podcast, and educated myself anyway I could and one question that seems the most difficult for me to answer is "do I get an offer accepted before I secure financing?"

@Gabriel Combs the info you provided is too wordy and making it difficult for people to follow.Missing info:Down PaymentLTV

It is difficult to grow a rental portfolio when you only have single family houses. 

Leaving automotive career of 9 years to join a start completely over career in real estate.