---So, learn the neighborhoods where you plan to invest and use Google Streetview to virtually explore them.3) Poor Tenant Screening - they typically can't sell a property until they place a tenant.

Hello Jon Crosby I just ran into your amazing spreadsheet for analyzing STR, is there a way to share it by google docs, if possible please let me know, I  will greatly appreciate itThanks Ngozi

Google implied covenants to contracts.  

Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts Good luck on your journey!

SOFTWARES/TOOLS WE USE:Quickbooks (just changed from Stesa) - AccountingGmail / Google Drive - I create an email for the business and use this as a shared drive for all of my rental documentation.

Video tours, photos, Google map images don't show a lot of things.  

Do you know how to use Google Search? 

If your portfolio is 1-2 properties and you prefer to keep things simple, excel or google sheets would would work.If your portfolio is 3 plus then software would be the way to go.

Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts!

I'm very new and I don't understand a lot of the posts I've googled.