@Shannon FogartyWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

I was actually just thinking of a blog to the effects of what you just said. 

I would set a goal to road atleast 1 BP blog per day to expand your thinking and knowledge.

There are a number of purchase/sale/holding costs to look out for, that I compiled into this post here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8814/70530-fix-and-flip-project-costs-purchase-sale-and-holdingI see that you're located in South Dakota, so in addition to those costs you'll also need to contend with the Contractor's Excise Tax, which is a 2% tax imposed on "prime" contractors engaged in "realty improvement projects" in South Dakota.

FYI, just read your BP featured  blog post about accelerated depreciation tax write-offs using cost seg - powerful stuff!

The book is a free download from his website and he has many blog posts on this site.Keep moving forward.

First and foremost, you should know that Sacramento Mayor Darrel Steinberg STRONGLY opposes rent control, and wants to keep it off the ballot:https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/city-beat/article212766719.htmlSecond, the Sacramento Association of Realtors also strongly opposes rent control.

My friends told me I should join for years now and am finally listening to podcasts, reading blog posts, and now stepping into the forums.

I have a ton of questions so I am sure I will be reading forum posts as well as blogs.

Blog and mail list are a bonus.- Do you really want to manage this yourself?