I may be interested in pursuing this with you.

Investors who have large untapped capital gains are taking steps to realize those gains this year because they are convinced the cap gains rate is going to double next year.

Exactly TIm, and landlords that handle the rental themselves can take steps to do this.

This way, if you do pursue legal action, you might have some people that will help you split the costs.I feel for you man.

However, I would like to get my license in hopes that I can act as my own agent in pursuing investment properties.Perhaps you all can give me some direction on this before I dive in.- Once I have my license can I write offers directly to sellers agents or do I have to be working for a broker to do that?

Try and work on doing that often, and if you can get past the nervousness of a cold call- you're already a BIG step ahead of a lot of people!!

I’m grateful for the friends I have now, for those events that give pleasure and understanding, for those incidents that are stepping stones to the next days, that stand as monuments as I look back on them.

But you probably don't need to go as far as San Bernardino either.I think California is still correcting, so we are not ready to pursue the buy and hold model yet...

hmmm....fear of the unknown and most of all, I don't know what to do next.Any advice on what steps to take to get my first deal?

And what would the steps be for this?