Agreed @John Thedford however, I think there is a fundamental difference that needs to be addressed. 

I don't know what state you are from, but it seems like many L-O contracts are fundamentally similar in construction.

The book blew my mind, I grew up not knowing any of the fundamentals of what "Rich Dad" was teaching, and since I read that (in June) I've been doing everything in my power to grow and learn more so I can get started and change my life!

@Taryn Allen I chose markets I had lived in or new well, that also had solid fundamentals and growing population, job growth, etc

My goal is to buy my first house and learn as many of the fundamentals as a new homeowner/flipper as possible.

Fundamentally all you need to pay on that is the interest.

If you have a healthy income outside of real estate, investing in a property in a market with healthy long term fundamentals at essentially a break even will, in the long term, contribute dramatically to your net worth.

The market fluctuates but fundamental changes are fairly rare when you look at the big picture. 

My ability to buy at a discount (for long term rentals and flips)As far as selecting a geographic area, well, the USA is HUGE, the world is bigger.When analyzing new geographic areas, I look at fundamentals, like:1.

You fundamental issue starts with having a good list.