While I don't think it is the best option for most and is full of landmines, certainly I'm intrigued by anything that keeps more money in the private sector and less in the hands of our 'representatives.'

That is what Obamacare will turn the US Health Care Industry into.I am a very strong believer in the Private Sector with the government's role being ONLY to be the referee or umpire.

Any return you can get greater than 4% is your profit.If i see my track record for the past 5 years it looks like this.1) Investing in my own business (eCommerce) - 35 - 50% Annual returnreport card : A2) My personal hedge fund - 25 - 30% annual return: Report card : B+3) Real estate - 5 % - this is the sector that i am the weakest at, but read bigger pockets every day to improve my returns and improve my grade.

The housing corporations will sell at least 12-15.000 units annually to the private sector (owner-occupants or landlords).

I figured that getting my license and working in an agency with successful sales people will give me a wealth of knowledge as well as earn the opportunity to get income through my sales skills (spent time as a financial advisor for Prudential Financial, I also had stints in sales with AFLAC).If you can, I would love some awesome feedback on everything from: *What I need to know about working with a brokerage firm (membership dues, office politics, commission splits, location, size, etc)*How I should start investigating my market,*What kind of time and money I should be prepared to invest to get results in real estate sales,*Tips on getting into the commercial sector,And anything in between!

@Patrick Gray.First off, glad to see you are taking an interest in the hospitality sector.

Personally, if I was in your situations, the avenues I would look into would be trading real estate options, real estate or loans sales, finance, possibly wholesaling.... sectors that don't take a large amount of capital to start up and where the chance of incurring losses are lower. 

The one caveat to this is the landlords who deal in the Specialized Sector of Low-income housing, I don't deal in this space, so I'm not sure what the expectations are in this client base.One of my brothers an Accounting Clerk, got let go on Friday, he received a payout for his accrued vacation days, and all of his unused Sick time, with that large check, and the incoming unemployment checks, I have a feeling his landlord in North Hollywood will be getting paid the rent

Homelessness is an issue worldwide, no escaping that in the foreseeable future, unfortunately...

Windsor is and always has been cyclical and while I wouldn't say it's over-priced, it's fully valued, the pickings are slim for good properties, and I see some downside risk as the auto sector cools off.