You can listen to Shawn Terry's podcast to get the idea of how to do things and Michael Quarles podcast have live phone calls you can listen to that are very helpful.  

Because they've spent the last three years telling everyone who will listen out in California and online how wonderful it is investing long distance in crap properties in Ohio.

In 3 months, you will have learned 10x and if you read books and listen to podcasts while going to a lot of meetups, you will be 20x.What is your initial thoughts on your own buy box for Charlotte?

I started listening to BiggerPockets just this year!

I would recommend listening to the BiggerPockets podcast, reading the guides and blogs, or even checking out some of the books they offer there.  

You could try your hand at one of the numerous online services that advertise this stuff but I've found it better to start the relationship early with an actual person as opposed to a faceless online service. 

It might be that the number doesn't even factor in interest if he gets a total price he would like.Remember to listen first and you will undoubtedly come up with creative solutions to take care of the sellers needs while ultimately getting the property you want.

I was bitten by the Real Estate bug awhile ago and after listening to the podcast, I am finally trying to take the steps to hopefully turn this dream into a reality. 

Just finished my major in Business Management and am receiving my Management and Supervision certificate this summer.I've been studying real estate for a few years now, have watched tons of videos, calculated and ran numbers on numerous properties and listings, and talked with many lenders and real estate agents, but because I don't have anyone in my circle that's well-experienced in REI's I've hesitated to pull the trigger on anything.I'm looking to fix and flip, BRRR, LTR, MTR, STR, or multi-family.

Because of this, I have spent too much time listening and deferring versus politely pushing back and asserting myself.