It might be the case that the factors for immediate cash flow and or long term appreciation fundamentals exist before your invest.

Learning the fundamental terms of investing is REQUIRED reading and fundamental to success.  

Knowing your market is fundamental to knowing if what you have in front of you is actually a deal. 

I have done a bit to learn independently, mostly via RE valuation textbooks and web resources, but am seeking your opinions on resources to rapidly learn the fundamentals to catalyze my "wheeling and dealing".

@Jd Martin has just given anyone that will listen/read a blueprint for success that is based on fundamentals that will protect them in the vast majority of cases and materials...good, bad..or ugly.  

If you follow this fundamental concept ("good" vs.

Good data is fundamental to exceptional execution. 

Some of the highlights are:“Florida is positioned to become one of the hottest spots in the country with rising demand, positive gains in recovery, really good fundamentals and positive momentum,” "Existing home prices will appreciate 3 percent; existing home sales will grow 3 percent to 5.4 million; new home sales will grow 16 percent to 580,000; and housing starts will increase 12 percent..."

I get the fundamentals/ Basics  thanks to Sean Terry, Kent Clothier and Joe McCall without them I would be reinventing the wheel lol .  

What they do have is assets that are cash flowing sufficiently to cover the entirety of the debt and other expenses associated with the ownership of the asset, and a ROIC (return on invested capital) that meets the desires and fundamentals of the investor holding the asset.