Ideally, that firm will have a strong base in real estate law and be a long-entrenched fixture in the community, able to make quality referrals as necessary.You also need a wallet, and the willingness to open it when trouble comes.

Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!

Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!

We painted the entire interior of the home a cool grey that any renter would like and remodeled the kitchen ourselves by painting the cabinets, adding new hardware, and having granite installed (total cost of kitchen was about $10,000).  

I like to update electrical fixtures,switches,plugs I always replace old thermostat's with a newer digital model. example, if the house has older cabinets and your budget wont allow for all new cabinets simply paint them white and put new hardware on them if you have paneling/drop ceilings remove them if your budget allows if not at least paint the paneling newer decorative (faux tin cieling look)drop ceiling tiles can add some appeal what you want to do depends on your budget and what you must do to sell the home. new homeowners usually like updated windows, paint, carpet, kitchen,bath again what you can do depends on the budget. is this flip/rehabb for low,middle or higher income family?

Keep your wallet/credit cards at home when you go as it sounds so enticing to take their course and have someone hold your hand for a year to learn ropes. 

I even started to pull out my wallet to make my purchase lol.

Canadian investors are definitely looking at the CAD/USD exchange before opening their wallets. 

take advantage of the educational tools, as well as podcasts, forums, and other great informational contents, welcome to BP nation, and hopefully we can grow from a bigger pocket to a fatter wallet, keep posting but most of all keep sharing

Buying/selling notes is a good business, but it's important to be the first position unless you've got a fat wallet.