Ensuring cash reserves in key when starting out.2) Visit the town you want to visit in. 

There are good deals to be found in any market and you want to have a deal that you can physically visit regularly.

This way, maintenance, repairs, and taxes are the responsibility of the new owner, while you continue to collect principal and interest, potentially as tax-free income.I'm not a CPA, just a heads-up 😄, but you could possibly avoid capital gains tax with this approach.

@Aaron MaxwellIf you are investing from out of state and aren't going to visit the city find an agent that's investor-friendly and ask them what areas you can find positive cash flow in and have devolvements going on.

The day this thread was started, "Thanks for Visiting" released an excellent podcast, #389, with tips to reduce risk.

I don't want to say I have knowledge like a professional but I have been learning about real estate for two years now and was considering getting my license I had taken those courses but some things happened and I ended up not getting it right now I want to start with wholesaling real estate for other personal reasons to get a head start on experience.

Your further ahead than I am. 

@Andy GibsonI can go ahead and eliminate 1 and 3 for you.  

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Visit your library, they probably have some really good books on the subject.