The fundamentals and do’s and don’ts are highly appreciated and that’s the space I’m looking to create.

It seems that something will have to fundamentally change in order to see real estate appreciate at the rate it's been appreciating at.

But what's more important than that is to understand the fundamentals and how to know whether a deal is good or not. 

Most of them are great for the fundamentals of RE investing. 

I agree, affordability has impact, although a residence is a fundamental human need, that with water and food.

The fundamentals of 'Capitalism', the first paragraph over here  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...is what the council is eroding.

Whatever the specific risk they may be asking about (in this case a market downturn), it’s still fundamentally about how you manage and mitigate risk.In these cases, I describe our practices for how we manage and mitigate risk.

You must learn the fundamentals and then apply them.

I was swayed by the broader fundamentals in the market (pop. growth, jobs, etc.) coupled with the fact that I'm priced out of investing in Seattle.I'm hoping I've got the order of operations right here -- I figured I would start with lenders to see where I'd be in terms of budget by using the marketplace/Googling.

Sure, there are learning experiences, but those bridges ought to be crossed when you get to them.Since you're new with no experience, you should also spend some time learning the fundamentals of real estate valuation, assessing property so as to know the component parts of a property and perhaps some basics in rehabilitating homes.