No matter how good your credit becomes, if you do not have a down payment you cannot do much at all.Parents and other relatives (like rich granny) are great sources of capital and partnerships.

And reading Rich Dad Poor Dad and many other ebooks on investing!

Rich Dad Poor DadRich Dads Cash Flow QuadrantRich Dads Increase your financial IQThe Real Book of Real EstateThe ABC’s of RE InvestingThe ABC’s of PMRich Dad RE Tax AdvantagesThe 10X RuleThe E-MythThe 4 Hour Work WeekBiggerPocketsPodCast -I hear #136 is exceptional!

Foreigners be them from Singapore or CA get sucked into this really cheap stuff not really understanding what a Hood is and a Ghetto is.. they will lose most if not all their investment over time of that I have no doubt. 

Rich Dad Poor DadRich Dads Cash Flow QuadrantRich Dads Increase your financial IQThe Real Book of Real EstateThe ABC’s of RE InvestingThe ABC’s of PMRich Dad RE Tax AdvantagesThe 10X RuleThe E-MythThe 4 Hour Work WeekBiggerPocketsPodCast -I hear #136 is exceptional!

Rich Dad Poor DadRich Dads Cash Flow QuadrantRich Dads Increase your financial IQThe Real Book of Real EstateThe ABC’s of RE InvestingThe ABC’s of PMRich Dad RE Tax AdvantagesThe 10X RuleThe E-MythThe 4 Hour Work WeekBiggerPocketsPodCast -I hear #136 is exceptional!

My interest in real estate started when I was 18 when I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad.

What do you all think of the formula provided by Rich Dad for analyzing and valuing Residential Multi-Unit investment properties?

My foundation to this interest was ingrained by Rich Dad Poor Dad and Rich Dad's advisers. 

If you have not done so already I would encourage you to listen to the podcast "The Riches are in the Nitches" it is a great one about student housing.