Another great starting point is to attend your local REIA meeting.

Should I attend the funeral (to pay my respects, obviously, not to talk business)?

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

Note that to attend your first meeting at MAREI you can get a free guest pass by visiting their website and registering - not sure if I am able to post direct links, but if you google it, we come up.  

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

I will actually be attending the October meeting and maybe I'll see you there.Rob

I also attend the A2REI which is pretty active.  

Valentina Woodson I would try to find their phone number and give them a call.At the least, send them a hand written note, not sure if that's what you meant by yellow letter or whether you were thinking a form yellow letter.

He lives in Cartersville and attends the Atlanta REIA from time to time.  

The biggest difference being - you are your own client in this scenario, and hurting nobody else other than yourself if you can't attend to things quick enough during the day.