Maybe you have a KILLER website and he's unsophisticated enough to believe you have a lot of knowledge and experience in the industry (hard to believe, but possible....) or maybe he's a shark looking for an easy meal in a shallow pond.No offense to you and your eager desire to get into real estate, but this guy sounds like a scammer. 

A professional with knowledge in the industry can guide you through that.The bottom line is that you can use leverage to accelerate the growth of your tax-sheltered IRA.  

No question the construction industry is slow and resistant to change - as are the municipalities and buyers.

My problems is I am a single 29 year old with no kids & basically no assets I keep having to sell my assets to keep afloat due to no job, ive had 3 cars paid off that I had to sell ( life been rough lately ) I worked industrial construction & warehousing my whole life.

I am in school for industrial engineering and plan to pursue a career in that trade, however I want to have strong presence in REI as well.

I am in school for industrial engineering and plan to pursue a career in that trade, however I want to have strong presence in REI as well.

I am so excited to get into this industry because this area is great for renting and vacationing.

I would suggest waiting until you have a better understanding of the whole industry before spending to much time and money on the education. 

I should also note that the volatility is almost exclusively in the negative direction - things can easily go much worse than budgeted, but they almost never go much better than budgeted.

Just like in any industry, you have to pay your dues.