IMO, what a lot of people miss out on these forums is that while (A) it's great to start investing early but (B) if you're taking anything like engineering, life sciences, finance, accounting in school you will be hard pressed to do justice to your studies while trying to be a full time property manager/holding a job. 

In college I majored in Computer Science which is the field I now work in.Career, family and financial security were always my top priority and there was not a lot of talk about REI back then... so fixing and flipping remained just a dream.

Kyle, it's not a rocket science, just common sense accounting practices. 

I think the list is dead on and the science behind it impeccable. 

@Ken Nguyen Even with perfect data, there's art and science to it and you seldom know if you got it right anyways on a per-property basis.  

I know to each their own but I've always been fascinated on the insight of successful individuals when they reflect on where they came from.

I have to build a 600 sq garage from scratch before as owner builder and I had to deal with all the permits, subs and the city, not rocket science. 

The most important thing is to apply it. ..And the Good News- it's not Rocket Science.

I have been interested in the idea of real estate investing for years it is one of the most fascinating concepts to me and I'm finally at a point where I am ready to learn and lay out a detailed plan on how/where to start.

The information that Chris referenced is fascinating if you are a number cruncher!