I was looking at REIT's as an investment vehicle.  Has anyone looked at them?  How does this stack up against other forms of real estate investing?  What do you think?   Laura Klaine

LOL!  Ditto!  However - I just read a chapter on that the other day - out of the Rich Dad Real Estate Book - I'll try and post a synopsis of the questions to ask, etc.  I personally don't want to manage any of my future properties at this point - but we'll see...

I earned my real estate license here in Florida to assist my signigicant-other (I'm too old to call him a boyfriend) with his real estate investing.  One thing I have learned is that it is not only the agent/Realtor who needs to be an investor/investor-knowledgeable, but the agent's broker - who sets the terms for every deal - needs ...

I'm finding that when I ask for financials on properties and then do the numbers, I wouldn't be making cashflow on the property if I used a Property Management Company.  I personally have no experience managing property and wouldn't know the first thing about it.  I'm worried that would be a whole other ball of wax.  ...