My success has been due to being in a very niche market with few players that do much.

To check on the tenant and the house weekly to make sure the boyfriend didn't just move in or the adult kids just move in, and that bad things are not happening in your house or that your tenant didn't just move out in the night in the middle of winter and turn off the gas, but not the water.For my $15,000 which my IRA is looking to invest, I am going to get to know the major players in my market or any market.  

From a fellow Ohioian and tennis player, great work so far.

Again, this might end up not being a bad thing for you -- it stands to reason that the higher the bar to entry, the fewer players there are.What I would do is call a lawyer in your area who loudly and proudly announced on his website that he deals with foreclosures and ask him where you should start learning about the foreclosure process in Worcester County.New Hampshire's even more interesting.

Networking in Chicago - where/how did you find a reliable contractor/handyman/other key players?  

A team of 100 or so players (plus coaches, trainers, management) isn't really going to cause the tremendous impact that everyone is hoping for.

If you are not CEO of the company - you're just a poor player on the market You can expect the dividends if it's the right kind of the paper, however, to get a capital gain, you have to sell at the right time and cut off the dividends.I'll take rental in B or C class any day over a stock or bond or whatever is on the paper - tushiery wealth :)If I know the market well, I'll take even D class - that's where you get 40-50% ROI. 

I am not a big player in this market but I listen to big players especially on their podcasts and take the advice they give I did just buy two houses from sellers that called my office wanting to list.

@Jeff Boardman, and a Travian player twoud seem!  

Hi @Zora Luan, my advice is to find a local broker, rather than one of the big mega players.