I just want a decent place to live, as I think the people at the public library are getting tired of finding me in the middle of the night making a home out of the bathroom stall floor.

local library - Foreclosures for Dummies (absolutely no pun in tended) - it's just a basic starter guide to foreclosures.that's a very competetive area.word to the wise - when dealing with foreclosures or REO's - you need money to put down and there's no real screwing around - you need up front financing (highly recommended).

I got it from a library & read it in like less than a week.

They are easy to SELL and mistake the trappings of success for real success.However, I've read lots of books from the library and been offered many sets of tapes and books for almost nothing.

You could be in Mainframes, networking, web design, web development, database administration, PC Support, etc.Rather than trying to grasp it all, grasp one really well.

We pulled up the property on his PC & he made some calls etc.I told him the target price I'm seeking (under $200,000), & I observed his method for searching properties on the PC, which was for $220,000, he was confident he could negotiate the price down.Regarding the fees.

Books specific to real estate investment and landlording.My library of good books has been growing over time.

Nolo press books at the library, gale databases at the library, the online sites are all basically diy.

One you may find to be interesting is:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/12/26/bp-podcast-050-getting-started-setting-partnerships-flipping-mike-simmons/Definitely read the Ultimate Beginners Guidehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/19/ultimate-beginners-guide-to-real-estate-investing/Our library system has most of the books on Brandon Turner's list as well.

Listen to the podcasts and read articles from the learn library.