He runs a 3-day event in Branson, MO devoted to this subject. 

I’ve been along time supporter of the Community here without actually making an account since I was so devoted to the YouTube and podcast side.

I don't really have much time anymore to devote to the meetings, but I still meet with investors in town from time to time.

Personal use also includes time spent at your place by another party under a reciprocal sharing arrangement (“I use your place in exchange for you using my place”) whether the other party pays market rent or not.Days devoted principally to repairs and maintenance are considered days of vacancy and are disregarded, even if family members are present while you work away.The tax drillVacation homes in this category are treated as personal residences for federal income tax purposes.

However, taxpayers who can show that the time they devote to real estate activities is insubstantial compared to the time devoted to their normal occupation may be able to preserve capital gain treatment, despite some frequency in sales.

I have my first "private" investor willing to devote her IRA to my deals.  

You can also stay at your current job and devote your time away from your job to learning all about real-estate investing and define what your strategy will be.

I recommend that you devote some time to reading the Pro's & Con's of the wholesaling deals on the forums here.

She also started a website called Puttylike devoted to the topic.Doing a little more research, I learned this is far from a new concept. 

I needed to devote all of my time and energy to the move and the new job.