Thanks for the vote of confidence
My question to you about investment is : Would you entrust your money to someone else that didn't know anything about what you were giving them money for? Because you're saying that you're gonna invest money in yourself without knowing a thing about the market.
I absolutely, positively LOVE investing in real estate. It by far is the most stable, easiest way to build great long term wealth. The problem is that it isn't simple, and not everyone can do it (Without spending significant sums of research).
I personally know no less than a dozen people that have been in the condo market in Florida. Out of those 12 off the top of my head, 4 have done great, 4 have done average, 4 lost their money. The thing with property is you NEED TO LEARN WHAT YOU ARE DOING! Don't take advice from one person (Even me), take advice from SEVERAL people, talk to agents, talk to investors in the area, try and find a mentor if you can. Don't start spending money on books, seminars, ect. Just get on biggerpockets.com, start reading threads by larger investors (there's a few guys on there that have tens of millions of dollars in their portfolio and they will be quite open about it.)
You NEED to spend time learning about it, otherwise you're a great candidate for your money in some sort of scam, scheme or problem. Spend the next YEAR, maybe even TWO YEARS learning about real estate, your market, how deals work and the like. This isn't something you learn by reading a couple of forum posts and make money.
