What I did was first got educated, then I started finding good deals.

Education is extremely important. 

So they are not upset  Like you saw with do hard money.. were folks had to pay 3k up front for their so called educational material..

And listing agents had no clue many times what the timber was worth and it was not up to us to educate them.. that has changed now. 

Educational resources (e.g., blogs, webinars, or whitepapers).

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking and is full of great content.I recommend that you check out the following resources:1.

The building was previously approved for 3 units and an educational learning center in 1978, (so 4 total units but with one of them being used for commercial use), so we are curious if the city will make us go through zoning, and with that, add a sprinkler system to the building. 

As a layman, I don't run into them, and usually need my cpa to reference one / send it to me to read to educate myself.  

When you went to drivers education, there was a manual and there was class time.

Determine a goal you’d like to work toward financially, is it “financial freedom” (whatever that means to you), buying a business, becoming self employed, becoming a full time real estate investor, having enough cash for your kids college education, having enough to retire, becoming a centi millionaire, etc.3.