Then again, if you live in the Bible Belt you have seen instant picket lines thrown up outside any theater playing anything remotely outside of the religious mainstream."

Only because it would be instant and totally out of his hands, you know?

Money Mustache, (financial independence blog) and while reading that site, I saw an advertisement for Bigger Pockets, clicked on this and instantly got the bug.  

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Hi BPas you all know, I just got my license. and you guys gave me some instant networking.i was working on a list of prospect "my way" for my potential clients, no mls access.today I finally gained access to the MLS...i was so stoked.to my surprise....I didn't find ANY new listings (same area), totally BUMMED!

You didn't really say what you are trying to accomplish (ie long term buy and hold, instant cash flow, gambling on appreciation) with your real estate investing.

I would probably just make the renovations that would get me the most bang for my buck as far as ARV goes because it is perfectly fine as a rental now I just want to build some instant equity.

It was realizing I had zero control that changed my life forever and I instantly had a new plan to study wealth creation and take control of my life.  

REI often use a 1% test in the Bay Area, not a 2% test..Implicitly, by doing that, we're saying that it's just as much an appreciation play as a cashflow play.Implicitly, they are also saying that any real estate that DOES pass the 2% test is going to instantly get into a bidding war, bringing it under 2%.