Hi Horn Yes Virtual Wholesaling is also a good way of real estate business but you need also to be careful in choosing because there so many scams that been posted or ads being published in sites.You don't need some guidance you just need bigger pockets to learn more.

There are a lot of rental scams in my area, many involving "companies" that rent for employees (I won't go into all the stories I've heard) so I want to be sure I'm covering all my bases here.Do I just add the company name to the lease he already signed and have them sign it?  

@Guy GimenezHere is a media articleAUSTIN — Home mortgage scams in El Paso and Austin have prompted three senators to propose legislation to curb the abuse and protect homeowners.Senators Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo), Kirk Watson (D-Austin), and José Rodríguez (D-El Paso) today filed several bills to address “wraparound” home mortgage scams, which leave homeowners at the mercy of a middleman who may or may not keep up with the mortgage payments.In one particularly egregious case in El Paso, a wrap scammer absconded with nearly $2 million from 200 families before the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending was able to intervene.

For others, however, it's a fantastic way generate investment income without having to devote your whole life to RE. 

I just have experience with Google.I'm very weary of Craigslist because of the plethora of scams on the site, so I do not use it for my property. 

Check out https://www.biggerpockets.com/scam

Upon return form this deployment I will be debt free and have significant capital to dive head first in my first investment. my goal during this final year on contract will be to establish as much of a real estate investing foundation as I can in order to enable full time attention once I separate from the Marine Corps.I would like to gage your opinions on how best to dive into this world of real estate investing upon my return from deployment.I'll have anywhere from 30-40k in capital devoted to starting this endeavor.

I am a personal trainer with quite a bit of time on my hands, so I will be able to devote my time to it.

@Lee Rimmer Requiring a deposit with an application is not at all uncommon and is in no way some sort of scam.

Investors also wonder what percentage in their portfolio should be devoted to real estate.