I am trying to learn all that i can in flipping, buy and hold and wholesale.

You'll discover an almost limitless number of ways to invest in real estate....but try to find the one or two you are most passionate about and become as expert as you can in that area.  

He probably got a pretty fat check from the media to let them in.

I came to this site to learn as much as I can in order to make a calculated decision on where to start.My goal is to eventually live solely off of rental income.I excited to start this adventure and hope I can learn a lot from all of you here!

I have roots in Laramie so I am familiar with the area.Anyway, generally no money down, owner financing opportunities mean that you are a big fat slow guppy swimming with a shark.

I'm in a "holding pattern" of sorts until later this year, so I'm learning what I can in that time. 

Right now I'm trying to build from the ground up, building my seller and buyers list as well as gaining any experience I can in the field seems to be where I'm steering myself.So any words of knowledge, tips, pitfalls, people i should meet, anything is helpful!

The greatest thing is when prospects call and say, "I'm calling because I got your trash can in the mail." 

Have a $1000 item that you can in less than 2 hours...I'll do it. 

It actually gets more complicated than this but you should know that expenses can in fact offset income and in some cases, even result in a net loss for the IRA to offset future UBIT.