The missing ingredient that's never talked about in any entrepreneurial venture is "armor" and what I mean is reading Bio's, success stories which BiggerPockets has a whole forum on that.I currently use the MLS to get my deals.

There are several strong community groups that have food truck events, live music, community garden days and all sorts of other events to build a sense of community, it's got all the right ingredients primed to take off.

But, before doing so, ensure that you have the ingredients to be successful and it begins with getting REI educated.Don't get bogged down with analysis paralysis.

My old lender got bought out and the new lender paid property taxes for one property that they weren't escrow ingredients for.

Laser Focused Daily Activity, that's the magic ingredient.

What investors don't seem to realize is that taking action is the main ingredient.

It takes the same ingredients to do this full time as it does anything else.

Finding a neighborhood where you feel comfortable working with clientele that fit your personality is an ingredient to success for any type of real estate investing endeavor. 

Numbers can be massaged and inflated - you need to know what ingredients went into the recipe to know whether or not you want to eat it.Anyway, it looks like a lot of the finer points have already been made here, just thought I'd throw my two TK cents into the fray.All the best to you all, investors, providers, and skeptics alike!

"My list of ingredients for success is divided into four basic groups: Inward, Outward, Upward and Onward."