Im ok with online, theres just a lot to pick from.

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

Looking to pick your brain on this:As a rehabber, What are some good suggestions or ways to to secure a loan when you are self employed and don't have the 9-5 gig with salary?  

Just signed up and can't wait to learn everything I can and I look forward to picking your brains on how to make money in all aspects of real estate.

Good Evening:How do you go about finding Properties that are Distressed ( not properties listed on HUD or HomePath ...... as these properties Never seem to need that much work done to them ) I am looking for properties that I can pick up for around $30,000 - $40,000 and that need $15,000 + worth of Work done to them And who's ARV would be in the $100,000 - $125,000 range I have the Cash at hand to Be All-In on my end of things , at around $80,000 - $90,000 But I don't want to have all of my Cash tied up into one Deal, But I also want to make sure than I can Flip these Properties rather Quickly , by being able to offer them at a Purchase Price at roughly 10% BELOW the current Market's Value on Similar Properties with the same comps, and that are within a 5 Mile Radius of the Properties that I fix N Flip Is a Driving For Dollars approach most Likely my best Bet to find these " Severe " Distressed Properties ( Not so Severe though, that they have Structural or Foundation Issues ).

At 18 you should read, study and pick one area of real estate to learn.

If I can put less in every deal and pick up more properties because of the excess cash then I have one more unit generating cash flow, working down principal, appreciating, and offering me another tax benefit. 

This does not require much of any marketing money to start and to get deals closed.First pick a neighborhood that you are either in or close to.

The owner shows up when the truck is picking up the scrap and it dawns on him that I am getting money for the metal .  

Although I'm not directly in property management myself, I've been a member of the Multifamily NW Forms Committee for 9 years and so I've picked up a lot of info and heard a lot of manager questions, attorney answers, and horror stories.