Beyond the first book, would-be investors should be discouraged from spending money on the RDPD organization's training.

You might consider spending a few hours w a CPA going over your situation and past returns.

i called yellow letters and inquired about it too. the problem is that i have a full time job, hate to spend 30k (~$5k times 6 tries) with the hope of landing a deal. i think i am better off not talking to homeowners and leaving that difficult part to someone that's great at doing it.CL is a great suggestion, btw. last time i looked there were just dumpy detroit houses, nothing in farmington hills, westland, redford.

going through the courses and spending the money is brain damage, but if you can afford the time and the association dues (everything about NAR and being a realtor all comes down to paying dues) and you're serious about doing this for yourself and you're smart about it, having access to more information than the general public will give you a competitive edge.However, very few things will ever beat good'ol fashion hustle.

He expressed how he want to spend the rest of his time here on this earth with his family and I totally understand.Of the 8 properties, 2 were houses, and the other 6 were condos.

They don't spend a lot of time in the apt.

Spending 10s of thousands of dollars (or more) is just incomprehensible to most people.  

They'll get buyers/sellers who they won't want to spend time on and who knows, they may refer them to you.Best of luck!

But I understand the desire and those that don't want to spend the time.

We spend time together fixing it up and she was only there a year.