I do realize that I am never going to know 'everything' without actually making some deals, so I do want to dive into a purchase sooner than laterOkay, sorry for all the background, but it just felt semi necessary. 

Compliance should be checked monthly, revised as needed semi-annually and restated annually, stuff constantly changes, need to stay on top of it.

Imma have to buy this list or outsource the lookup of phones.Im not seeing all that much else that meets the criteria I wan to target, which is: long enough list, motivated sellers.Some things like lis pendins, divorce, vacant lots etc seem semi-promisingSo thats basically my plan to jumpstart my business, burn through the targeted lists, then random list.

Hello my name is M Marquis Harris i currently currently drive semi trucks buy i am extremely eager to learn and gain tips on how to best get involved  in real estate i looking for any information i can gather such as websites books or any information that would help a newbie trying tto gain knowledge on real estate  

We are also considering semi-local to LA, and from recent research, Texas is looking appealing.

@Chad Urbshott  the craziness comes from all angles.. be it guru.. pump and dump guru's, semi guru';s with all their webinars and nothing behind them. .BP and all the talk that goes on here from those touting wholesaling etc.. its from all angles.....

@Brent Coombs $130,000 is a semi-conservative ARV; max is $140k and minimum would be $115k. 

Since then I have I guess semi flipped a few properties.

I have been analyzing possibly working with semi-devloped lots to build SFR's or small MFR's. 

Favorite flooring:Unfinished/semi-finished basements: painted concrete.