Then...3) Reach out to the more active local investors and ask if you can do a "ride along", or look over their shoulder for a day.

It seems they might not want to shoulder possibly paying people close to 15 bucks an hour minimum wage to flip burgers.

The NYC BP group meets about once a month in NYC it might be a good place to rub shoulders and explore.

But I stood over their shoulder, learned, experimented and 15 years later I just built my own house.Hope that helps.

Buffett has a darn good head on those shoulders.

(I remember feeling honored to be able to do this one last thing for my parents; but it was quite a load to shoulder.)Are you aware that you do not have to wait until probate is completed to sell the property?

REI and Jon, Prepare for me to cry on your shoulder.

There is always more room in any market.Statistics have shown less than 1% of those who claim to be a real estate investor ever do enough to actually make it happen.Don't look over your shoulder.

Owning and house hacking is great, all you need is to drop 3% down (FHA) and live there for a year and have to be ready to shoulder the mortgage in the event your roomies flake on you, as well as deal with all the repairs and maintenance.   

I know there are seller disclosures but what's to keep a dishonest or shady seller from shrugging their shoulders and saying "Oh, I didn't know that.