Basically you find a good deal crunch numbers with his easy to use software submit deal to Jerry Norton and if it meets his criteria when he closes on the purchase he sends you a finders fee of $10k sounds easy enough. $1000 deposit required that is refunded on your first successful deal.

You can't list a property with basic design and expect to be successful, especially with today's property prices and rates.

If it is a market rate class A, B or even C properties, I would say that it (basic maintenance) is something the tenant should handle considering that for these properties the tenants likely have additional resources to handle small maintenance issues. 

I could send you a handful of articles that would give you the basics and you'd be fine.I have 14-doors in Detroit and 3 of them I've placed S8 tenants in.

(Only if you are SERIOUS about real estate as your wealth/career vehicle.)Make sure you join a brokerage that is large, established, and has a reputation for top performance and excellent training.Once you learn the basics and get out into the field to see the state of the market, you'll learn the price points and be able to know a good/great deal when you stumble across it.I have made some of my best (most lucrative) buys from meeting with a seller who wants to list, and when we discussed the price, I knew it fit my parameters, so I bought it! 

They'll usually jump on your suggestion because it is so much easier to sell the note than get the process of a short sale through their system.By purchasing the note to the property you basically become the bank.

ya were we live ( personal resi) we have humungus doug fir trees 100 plus fee tall basically surrounding out lot and if one of those falls on your house it can destroy the house and if your really unlucky it can squash you..

Similar story - I'm basically writing off the 10k at this point. 

Are there any books or resources you can recommend to get me started with the basics?

This will give you basic, reliable cash flow, without tearing your hair out.