Listen to @Nathan Gesner.

Listen everyone.Forget list.

Because they've spent the last three years telling everyone who will listen out in California and online how wonderful it is investing long distance in crap properties in Ohio.

You can listen to Shawn Terry's podcast to get the idea of how to do things and Michael Quarles podcast have live phone calls you can listen to that are very helpful.  

In 3 months, you will have learned 10x and if you read books and listen to podcasts while going to a lot of meetups, you will be 20x.What is your initial thoughts on your own buy box for Charlotte?

I started listening to BiggerPockets just this year!

I would recommend listening to the BiggerPockets podcast, reading the guides and blogs, or even checking out some of the books they offer there.  

It might be that the number doesn't even factor in interest if he gets a total price he would like.Remember to listen first and you will undoubtedly come up with creative solutions to take care of the sellers needs while ultimately getting the property you want.

I was bitten by the Real Estate bug awhile ago and after listening to the podcast, I am finally trying to take the steps to hopefully turn this dream into a reality. 

Because of this, I have spent too much time listening and deferring versus politely pushing back and asserting myself.