yes im willing to do it right , im just figuring out looking for the best in depth forums , podcasts & books im not in a rush at all to just throw myself into shortcuts & anything , want to avoid as many mistakes as i can  . its more confusing to me about all the contracts & forms , the assignment contracts & etc i have analysis paralysis lol 

That's the smarter move on long term outlooks.

@Marc Winter This is an interesting outlook on it for sure... 

I'm also a newbie from the DMV area starting out, looking in the PG and Montgomery county areas.

What is the market outlook for the Dallas market?

In an area with Atlanta's outlook, you need to keep all of those you can.   

I'm also an investor, just starting out looking to connect with people. 

If you combine avoiding closed cities with MSAs that are growing and/or have more tax/business friendly outlooks and invested outside of them you stand a good chance of making some money.

If you're not concerned with cash flow, and have a long term hold outlook, San Diego isn't a bad place to invest.I joke with people all the time that ask "Why don't you invest in San Diego" (since I live here, but buy in Houston). 

I was curious about this myself because the phone is what I use the most when I am out looking at properties and being able to use the calculator through the app would be so much better than trying to go through the browser or waiting until getting back home.