Focus on building a strong team, using BP tools to analyze markets, and researching local laws.

I’ve just recently joined BiggerPockets and am introducing myself to the real estate world, I’ve been doing a lot of research, reading, and listening to podcasts to get a good grasp on the realm.

@Akemi Mokoto    Looks like you've done some great research. 

I moved here from Florida after doing a ton of research on different real estate markets. 

so comparing miami to ohio or kansas or iowa is very wrong in my own opinion, because you are comparing diet coke with unsweetened tea, once the economy created its own pattern of success , comparing it to other town would not be accurate becoz the methodology of understanding the phenomenon has not been researched yet.like california is now the strongest market in usa although price wise it is the second highest and huge pop declines.

I built this budget template based on my research but am only seeing bad investment returns / don't really know what I'm doing and would appreciate any feedback you all have to offer.

I will hop right on that Sir, soon as fund retainer account to do research work for ya.... 

How responsible are ACCREDITED investors for doing their own research and due diligence.  

Over the past 6 months I have been really researching and devoting myself to self improvement and learning.

In politics, it's called "oppo research" ;-)