It's the industry I want to be in, I see it all as well-worth learning.Now, I have a few questions for the community here.

It is true that you are able to find deals in every market, but one of the things I have learned is that finding the best markets to invest in is better that trying to make deals work in a bad market just because it is close to home.To answer your other questions. 

You can just draw lines on a map, and it can spit out every property with whatever parameters you put in.  I

The area you are in is very good for appreciation.

I wanted to stay in the same county that I grew up in. I

Quote from @John McCarthy: The standard answer is 60 Days, however, your lease should specifically state what your terms are that you both agreed upon when the tenant moved in. Is

Understand what you are investing in....is it a secured loan, unsecured loan, membership interest in an entity that deploys capital like a feeder fund or direct membership interest in an entity that is the deed holder? 

I've walked through a property with a wholesaler and when I walked in I told him the ceiling height here is a big factor for resale and I can't use the comps he sent me.

I went all in, I had a few 401K’s so I cashed in the one that was growing the slowest and took the penalty and purchased my first property.

Any city that I'm looking to invest in I always start by looking at population growth.