(you can also check out my blog in the signature below) I suggest you learn an overview of the various strategies and pick the one that best fits your resources and personality.

You can't even eat 1 meal at McDonald's for that amount. http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/america-retirement-system-failing-us-economist-153445894.html

Christopher Bush I'm sure Bill W. will chime back in here on this, but you're right, it's a big can of worms here recently and it's all over this blog.

So I need to spend some time looking around this site/blog and see what I can learn.

There is advise all over the forums and blogs for new and experienced investors alike.

While the numbers are meeting the 1%, 2%, or 50% rule they are still great for our investing strategy.Definitely check out the blogs, podcast and forums.

Is there a particular source - book, blog, set of posts here on BP, or mentor that I should look into so I can see the panorama of options and how they each function?

I write articles on the BP blogs and a lot of them focus on hands-off investing with rental properties.

Definitely check out these two articles on the BP Blog: How to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldDon’t Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and Flipper

Check out this article I wrote about it on the BP Blog: How I Accidentally Bought Two of Kurt Cobain’s Former Homes and Why That’s Not Even The Best Part.I look forward to seeing you around the site!