BP is a treasure chest full of resources.

One man's trash is another man's treasure.  

Scott in my binderIf anyone can think of any others to add to any of these lists, please feel free as I am a sponge soaking up the treasure trove of information this site has to offer.  

You have a "safer" return on treasure bonds, but your returns are vastly lower due to the safety.

You can't go wrong attending any of the three, local clubs/groups/meet-ups in the Treasure Valley (all of which are listed in this thread).

The 3-member board is refusing to add the endorsement because the treasurer who works for a bank says it's not necessary.

... totally DIY, over the course of a year or so, by treasure-hunting all the things from Craigslist, garage sales, etc. etc. etc.  

An experienced investor will dig into the numbers with a treasure hunter mentality, rather than expecting treasure to be lying around on the beach.Buying a property that needs little or no repairs, has positive cashflow, organized books, and an excellent marketing presentation is not a value-add investment, it’s a turnkey investment.There is nothing wrong with turnkey investing, but you can save yourself a lot of frustration by acknowledging that you expect turnkey bookkeeping, condition, location, and cashflow rather than a value-add situation.To be clear, simply being a value-add property doesn't make it a good investment.

I have an out of state client who is looking to buy a vacation rental to be 90% rental and 10% personal use in Clearwater Beach, Sand Key, Indian Rocks, Redington, Treasure Island, St Pete Beach, etc.

Books to read in order of importance iMHO Bible try to read daily and Richest man in Babylon - read it every year ( I get you have the audio but IMHO hard copy forces you to slow down and apply what you have learned  - a 19 year young man I am mentoring just gave me a 7 page single spaced book report on the book / it was my only condition on helping him ) for the last 15 years - my bride finally bought me an old school hard copy that I treasure.