I just became a pro member, and have been learning, attending webinars, reading book after book, and subscribing to real estate podcasts for about a year and a half now.I am looking to complete an acquisition on my first official rental property by the end of next month.

Bigger Pockets is a really great resource with all the subscribers willing to share their insights and assistance.

I've subscribed to a PRO level.

So, I subscribed to DealMachine.com and as I see properties that I feel like have potential I enter them into my database right on the spot.

It comes down to either wait it out and subscribe to the common recipe and join the rat race or go for your own recipe and hopefully make a master meal.

I don't know that I'd hire that guy, but it is what it is.Existing creditors (like if you have a Visa with BofA or a car loan with WF) get an updated copy of your credit report on a monthly basis, just like magazine subscribers get the magazine delivered once a month.

For a bit of context on the info I have readily available to me, I just subscribed to propstream. 

Tom I have talked to Lexus Nexus and I do look forward to subscribing when I become eligible.

I would strongly encourage you to subscribe to his email service and to read his book.

I would love to see many of people who subscribe to the initial first year cash flow as the only metric they use to determine if an investment is solid, to be open minded about other metrics other than cash flow.The easiest one is the Mortgage Balance reduction.