I recently attended a RE meetup event and the speaker emphasized treating real estate investments as cold, number-driven investments and actually suggested buying properties physically far away from the investor is one way to control for this to ensure that investment decisions are made dispassionately.

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.

Hi my name is Gina Jackson and I'm a new investor in North Carolina I have for several years read and attended seminars on Real Estate Investing I also used up every excuse there is to why I haven't started but no more I'm locked and loaded ready to go if you have any advice for me thanks 

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.

As stated above, except for any food or drink you happen to order there is no charge to attend.

I'm not a lawyer so this is not professional advice, only advice from my education.I don't think the 1003 application is overkill, the more documentation, the better in the event things go sour.In terms of...Terms, from what I've heard from Larry Harbolt who I attended an in-depth seminar on regarding owner financing...The terms are completely up to you.

I attended habitually when living in Cincinnati and will still attend when travel schedules overlap the meeting dates.

A lot of title companies aren't comfortable with that but attend a local REIA and ask who they use for that stuff good luck!

@Chris CarreathersWelcome and there are extensive pieces of information on wholesaling on BP to help you, as well as investor groups to attend here.Also, I believe you meant to say 'cost prohibitive'.

When I attended 2 of the Tallahassee Investor Network meetings, which granted is not many, I found them uninformative (one podcast on Biggerpockets will teach you much more).