However I learned the hard way that you can't always chase returns, especially when you are located out of state. 

We are buy and hold, others are wholesalers, bird dog, flippers etc.

Furthermore, in hot markets like Philly, while I can see his method working for single family homes, I think it would be a much more of a challenge to get a multi-unit apartment owners to bite because there is just so much money chasing multi-family dwellings in Philly these days.

I would have been chasing this rabbit 40 days ago instead of 5 days before close if I had the correct information. 

My idea in getting a real estate license was more to kill two birds, so to speak, in that I don't have a job or profession in the US and I thought that this might be a way to get some income so that getting loans would be easier (as I'd really like to try to leverage my money) and sort of get the inside scoop on properties coming onto the market in my area.  

The key is to chase negative thoughts out of the way and replace them with possibilities and action.  

I will keep working at it and keep chasing my dreams.Thanks for your response @Elizabeth Colegrove was helpful also nice website you have. ????

Most of these are attempts to find bird dogs by investors.

LA county is a bit of an odd bird for a county as it kind of seems that its cultural centers and economic centers aren't physically aligned in the same way as they are in higher density locations like San Francisco.

I think to begin with, I'll start bird-dogging, which from what I understand is searching for deals to give to investors and/or real estate brokers.