If you haven't yet, be sure to check out Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and How to Start Investing In Real Estate at a Young Age and maybe How to “Hack” Your Housing and Get Paid to Live for Free.

The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing... cough.. :) Any others?

Here ya go, @Ben Craver - (thanks @Gerald K. )The Real Estate Agent's Ultimate Guide to Working with InvestorsAnd welcome to the site Ben!

Get a strong foundation going.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

It turns out this property was purchased in 1986, sold in 1992, was bought and sold several times since, and ultimately ended up as an REO due to foreclosure.I never understood the whole story, but it appears reconveyance at the time of the 1992 sale was faulty in some manner, which clouded my title.

It is a great area that is has a very strong real estate market, but it is very pricey.Is the ultimate goal to keep the place afterwards or are you hoping to hold it for a few years that your son lives in it then sell it for a profit?

Enjoy BP and hope you survive the winter weather.Regards,John

Build a strong foundation.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

I grew up in a broken home and ultimately turned to drug addiction to self medicate.

So here's the skinny(do people still say that?

So I have 2 friends with money and we've put together a pretty good plan for building a buy and hold business and them getting safer, secured returns on their mo...