As many other BP members pointed there is a wealth of knowledge readily available at your fingertips where  BP offers podcasts, webinars, books and other resources. 

The problem was to find a pay phone that worked and hoped you had change to make the callToday Eboine, it is so much easier to make this business work, all those tools I did not have you have at your finger tips, you can search the net, print mailing labels, go to Craig's List, Bigger Pockets, find housing code violations, court filings, run internet ads and much more.I suggest that as a new investor, use these great tools, work them every day, create contract offers, look at real estate, build a mailing list and most important MAKE OFFERS ALL THE TIME!

Most investor friendly realtors who own rentals  have a list of contractors/vendors /property managers at our fingertips . 

I've always had the best information at my fingertips and never got lured into spending money on "guru" education.

I don't have it at my fingertips but a search may here may find it.

There are also 'self-service' kiosks available for a cost that puts everything a renter needs at their fingertips.

As you probably already know there is a wealth of amazing information available here at your fingertips.

Having that information so readily available at your fingertips is very valuable.

At your fingertips. 

Can't say I'm an advocate of Detroit though, but if gentrification is your jam, the whole town should be at your fingertips...