Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

@Alex McGhee -- Below may help you get started:Stage 1: Educate Yourself on the Probate ProcessStep 1: Spend 1 Hour Reading about the Probate Process in Your Stateo If property does not go into a Trust then it goes to the Probate processo Google your state’s probate process and educate yourselfStep 2: Practice Explaining the Process to SomeoneStage 2: Get the Probate ListStep 1: Find Location of Probate Records at the County Courthouse or Town/City HallStep 2: Search for the Probate listings on the Computer, Day Book, or filesStep 3: If your courthouse has a computer system Record Volume and Page Numbers in ExcelStep 4: Pull Volume & Page for more Detailed Information.

If nothing else it's an education and starting block for your journey. 

I'v been self educating for several months now and am ready to get the ball rolling.

Hello, my name is Lalania and I'm fairly new to Real Estate/Investment so I'm currently educating myself. 

My wife and I are educating ourselves and working on our investment strategy to help her retire from nursing and spend more time with our kiddos. 

That said, here’s another I underwrote…With this deal, the borrower had a comprehensive line up of documentation regarding the deal.

I am fully educated on what's public online/and how to access that easily, and I'm looking around for subscription/pay options that offer more "actual raw data" (on deeds, history, leins and public records) than the county sites, basically.Research--for anything I identify as potentially interesting.

If you are educated, you can handle almost every mold issue with tenants.

Hi Anna,More than happy to assist in educating you on the proper way how to attack your first-ever flip.