MOST IMPORTANTLY, you should go into the archives of this forum to find the correct formula to help you calculate your profit on any given property - profits should already by known when you purchase.

There's a college degree'samount of posts on this forum in the archives.

, there's lots of books on landlording so I won't go into a the problems that can pop up, but check your library and/or do a google search, also read everyhing ESPECIALLY THE ARCHIVES on this and other sites.I always forbade dogs and smokers, if it limited my tenant pool I didn't care.

i work in northern va and let me tell you, there are tons of houses which means there's tons of potential deals. as far as getting started, here's what i'd do1. join a local investor group. there are 2 in VA. www.realestatecng.com meets in alexandria every monday and novareig meets in tysons. they always post their meetings on www.realestatecng.comthere's also another group that meets the 2nd saturday of every month in bowie. the group is awesome and the founder Sherman Ragland is very helpful when it comes to getting started.2. go to realinvestors.com and listen to the radio show's archives.3. pick an area you want to buy in. if i was considering VA i'd definitely consider market for foreclosures and expired listings. homes are high priced and are staying on the market longer. you could run across someone who may give you some good terms and put together a lease option4.

If you doubt my words on this please search the archives on this and other investment sites!

I have searched the archives and couldn't come up with anything exactly pertinent.

This will probably be repetative but read all the archives on these forums, and some others.

To top it all off, we just won the "Curbed Cup Neighborhood of the Year" http://nola.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/02/the-curbed-cup-neighborhood-of-the-year-is-bywater.php Truly, music to an investors ears :)Feel free to hit me up Chris.

Listen to the podcasts and research the archives for topics that you feel necessary.

I'm good at archiving information for future court cases.