But, it makes the "guru" rich telling people it's simple and cheap.

I started with nothing and aggressively saved for almost a year until I had 10k for a downpayment on a cheap house.Step 2: Join online platforms like BiggerPockets, Eventbrite, Meetup, and Facebook groups to connect with investors and get an idea of what kind of properties to look for as investments.Step 3: Use Zillow to find agents and communicate what you’re looking for.Step 4: Analyze at least 5 properties a day in your target market for six months to understand what it would take for you to make positive cashflow.Step 5 Get pre approved from a bank.

As much as I would like to stay around my hometown, houses here are not cheap.

@Paul Castillo In the piedmont area of North Carolina the costs of land are relatively cheap, however, good labor can be hard to find.

Always get title insurance and pay more for extra coverage (it's usually cheap for the extra coverage).10.

Because I bought them cheap at tax sales I have no mortgages on them.

I like Reonomy, anything that provides commercial contacts will not be cheap.

While Greece is generally still cheap compared to other European locales, partly as a result of the Global Financial crisis, real estate on the most popular islands like Mykonos, Rhodes or Santorini is actually very expensive - as much as 10,000 euros a square meter.

The reality is that if I had not extracted value, I would be experiencing cash flow that would dwindle the cheap Midwest markets.  

Any tips on getting cheap bulk liens searches would be helpful.