There are lots of good beginner resources here, at your local library, or at Half Price Books. 

Hi Brian,Glad you are here and welcome to the vast library of knowledge that is BP. 

Unless they had a million to start with or some very lucky circumstances.So from what I have seen price seem fair if the product is TOP shelf if its just retread of owner financing... fact that you can lend money in a SIDRA or other very basic topics then a trip to the library would suffice.Although the camaraderie at these can kick start someone.. but usually it wears off in a month or so and they are just out their dough... that's the rub on paid RE education in todays market place.

The eviction process is not all that hard.I actually like law and had people in the law library and advice found from law firms online guide me through all the proper steps.  1. 

Use a standard AAR purchase contract its the PC used by a Realtor, people have the perception that only a Realtor can use this contract but that is incorrect.

Historically, these are the lowest rates in over 100 years confirmed by Bruce Norris and Sean O'Toole being nerds and looking up interest rates back into the mid 1850s at the Library of Congress.

You could also see which ones your library has for free and start there.

When I said I had NEVER seen a PC in any of our apartments, their comment to me was, "They may only have a mattress and a lamp, but I guarantee you they have a smartphone!"  

.- talking to REIAs and get private IRA loans (see http://equity-university.trustetc.com/library/gene...

There are a few other networking / meetings that I'm aware ofLarry Harbolt has a meeting every Monday night at 6 at the Hibachi Grill in Pinellas Park (corner of Park Blvd and 49th StThere is an exchangers meeting that meets every Thursday morning at 9am at the Denny's on 34th street in St PeteBoth of these are on meetup.com and are associated with TBREIAAlso, @Doug Merriott puts together a meetup on the first or second Sunday of every month at the Countryside library.