Training on job will be the most critical thing i am looking for and any advise that will help establish my career will be great.Thank you in Advance !

I do not mind constructive criticism or if someone knows of a different route for me to take I would love to hear as many differing or same opinions as possible.Thank you, Brian.P.S.

In the second, you make $120,000.For anyone in the growth mode trying to maximize their total earnings, the critical question is this: by taking on $80,000 debt at 5% interest, can I invest that money elsewhere and earn more than 5% return?

Lastly, I apologize for the formatting--can't seem to get the table to transfer nicely.Ok, have at it--critical comments very welcome.

Networking is absolutely critical to your success in life and real estate.

The level of discussion on the forums and the blog has been critical in getting my knowledge up to this point :)My first property will definitely be a househack; I don't have a lot of capital, want to get started, and live in a "hot" market.

Because there aren't many other small MF comps in the area the seller's financial records will be even more critical.  

I also plan to spend at least thirty minutes a day on this website learning as much as I can about real estate investing.Any help / suggestions / criticisms welcome Thanks in advance,Dustin Michaels

So in the book I'm going through (Monica's), it talks about the BPO as the most critical part of the short sale.Some research and googling has this sentiment echoed everywhere; you want to meet the BPO appraiser at the site, show him all the problems, make sure the value comes in low.This is doubly serious in the short sale I'm looking at to propose (the homeowner has walked away and was planning to let it foreclose as he no longer has an income), which has all kinds of issues and honestly is only a reasonable deal if I can get it for way below market value.But my real estate agent says that there's no way to do this- that the lender gets a third party appraiser who sends someone out who has the lockbox code, who can show up at any day at any time and whose name they don't give us.

An attorney who does real estate closings doesn't necessarily stay current on SAFE act considerations, and other matters critical to your situation.