Hit the podcasts - they're gold.

i bought one similar to this , we took out six 30 yd dumpsters of crapp , taxes papers from 1950's , birthday cards from 1978 ...... i unfortunately found a gold coin the first or second day , so i wouldn't let my partner throw anything out without looking , lol .

The podcasts are gold if you haven't checked them out yet.

The best way I would say is go out there and start looking at homes, lots of homes ( I didn't mean 50 or 100 before you grab your first :-) ) , that will help you to start seeing the gold behind. 

--by the time escrow closed, I was a landlord.imho, Robinson handles the human side of landlording well (along with technical and legal issues), while Nolo is the gold standard for in-depth, up-to-date legal stuff.Meanwhile, do get your head examined.

I'm stoked I found this resource, this site is gold.

Those podcasts are gold, aren't they?

That sort of relationship takes time to develop but when you have it, it's gold. 

GDP growth since we went off the gold standard in 71 and that'll jump out at you.  

If you live on the coasts, you might consider diversifying into the Midwest in areas don't crash as hard as the coasts.3) Liquid assets such as cash, cash equivalents, cash value in a whole life policy (if you can find the right one  in a non-direct recognition mutual insurance company), gold buried in a ditch, and tax lien certificates.