I cut my teeth by doing the “service” work meeting the right people and learning the business indirectly.

its one way for sure but you do need to check with your state laws on dealing with those in pre foreclosure .. there are some very robust laws on the books that have teeth in them.. not all states of course but in many.. it depends also on the state in your state were foreclosures only require a small deposit to bid then you have basically a normal escrow period to come up with the rest of the money I would think it would be highly competitive .. but there are still deals I fund a court house buying company up in the Cleveland market and they still get deals when the sales were happening. 

Multi-family is a great way to go too, and for many it takes a little time and some teeth-cutting before building up to that.  

Your tenant can still safely watch TV, cook dinner, use the toilet, brush their teeth, sleep, etc.

@Kelly Bellini take special notice of @James Wise response, print it out, tape it to your mirror to read when you brush your teeth, on your door so you see it every time just before you step out, over and over and over until you fully get it.

If he's just brushing his teeth he could spin it for a couple minutes and if he's taking a shower he could spin it for 30 minutes. 

The few HMLs I know who do this are as rare as hen’s teeth and doing quite well.Lend to retirement plans.

Hard to say college town investing is dead when one of the largest whales just sunk its teeth in. 

@Mike DymskiIt just depends on the penalties.If your property can be liquidated or foreclosed on for non payment, you pay to play.It depends on the teeth of the regulation.

Hey @Prachi Metha, get rid of the enameled steel teapot.