I have found that almost all of the books contain some valuable information, the tough part is determining what is viable and what is "smoke and mirrors".The one book I have found most informative, correct, realistic, and instructional is: "The Pre-Foreclosure Property Investors Kit" by Thomas J.

Look yourself in the mirror and develop a winning business strategy and stick with in.

If you don't know what to do with 50K, then you need to learn which strategy best mirrors your lifestyle and objectives.

Afterall, that's exactly what brought them running here in the mid-2000's.I'm not saying that you can anywhere in Stockton and sit on the property 6 months and sell it for a massive profit...I'm saying that if you pay attention to trends, especially when they already mirror what happened just a decade ago when housing prices went up in the Bay Area and Stockton was the last affordable place to move to, and you buy in the RIGHT area and wait for the growth to happen over the next 3-5 years, it's a solid investment decision. 

They will be your mirror so to speak.

Network, talk to people in the industry, get a job that gives you some inside perspective (like escrow agent assistant at a title company), find a mentor doing deals in a manner you feel is ethical and allows you to look at yourself in the mirror with pride.

I am told Brad came up through the LI programs, which seems to mirror what I have skimmed through in this thread.  

Heck, I have a brand new Kia that looks really nice and has neat features such as automatic folding side mirrors when I walk away from the car.

Which is look in the mirror and know that i haven't lied to all of the American people about what I would do for them.The sad part is that people will let him break all of his campaign promises.

That assumes the goals of each individual are mirror replicas.