I would suggest spending the money on a couple of Real Estate and Contract law classes at a university or junior college.

Your drive time equates to 2 classes each day studying REI.

Good Evening,My name is Lee from Pennsylvania.I have been a student of Real Estate Investing for the last 3 or more years and love doing it.I have done a few deals over the year and do this full time.I know some stuff (Still attend classes about 4 times a year)Still need to know a lot as well.If you can help me with anything I appreciate it so much and If I can help you with anything you're welcome to let me know.Enjoy your'e Weekend.Lee from PA :lol:

I'm met with the following resistance.Mom:I want it sold and out of our names.It's too much of a hassle.I'm afraid that someone will get in there and trash it, and then we'll be out the money trying to fix it.Dad:I need my credit to be better.I don't have time to take people to court to get them to pay the rent.I want it sold and out of our names.I don't want to be stuck making the payments while it's empty.I've told my mom, "Expand your mind a little, you're stuck in the middle class trap, you're caught up in the rat race!"

He advised me to get the ball rolling which meant to start reading everything within grasp and go take the NC Real Estate Provisional Broker's class.

They're C class buildings.

It was a $120 + time real-life-experience class.

Take some art classes.

The way I have applied it in the past is to quickly detect BS when some broker sent me expense numbers that were a lot less than 50%.Had it not been for BP posters such as MikeOH, Jon Holdman and others, I would not have know how to model future expenses so I am grateful to them for educating me.Interestingly, many of the properties that I was offered - generally larger class A or class B properties with lots of amenities - had expenses that were higher than 50%, particularly the ones in Texas.

Once licensed, you then have to take minimum continuing education classes, regularly.As far as the ethics concern, that dealfiles spoke of, you would not be able to appraise the property you are buying, nor can anyone you know appraise the properties, that would be unethical, and a violation.