If you fail, they get to collect desk fees, etc.If you succeed, they get a cut of your success. 

BP is loaded with all the information you will need to succeed in whatever niche of real estate investing you wish to pursue and the community is filled with knowledgeable investors and professionals to learn from and connect with.Listen to the podcast for extra inspiration and investing advice and post in the forum for any questions you have.

It seems that one can succeed with or without a license, but that slight advantage can be huge as one is learning the industry from the inside and continually learning the many creative ways to invest in RE. 

The drive to provide as a parent has given me no other option but to succeed.

I came across this site and the idea of a community that exists to truly help each other succeed really appeals to me so here I am.

We are all in this together and the more we can help each other the better opportunities we will have to succeed.

Some people have succeeded, but not without a lot of risk and not without a lot of failures.

We're both new to the business, but feel we can learn enough to succeed in making extra income, maybe one of us quitting our day jobs as teachers.One on hand it seems totally doable, on the other it can seem intimidating, with all the financial/legal knowledge needed and risks involved.What would be a really dumb thing not to do that might not be obvious to a beginner?

Here is the thing:  If you are new to Tax Sales, please read as much as you can about Tax Sales here on BP to get a general and working idea of how the process works.Also, a number of BP Professionals, including Joe as noted in his comments above, do not mind elaborating on the Process as we are all here to help each other to Succeed.  

Is there some mapped out guideline for what will make you succeed or at least keep you from failing?