For someone who is brand new to real estate, what are the steps to take to learn and evaluate the market in your area?

I'm brand new and have yet to invest but it seems like you've gained a great working knowledge of some aspects of real estate.

Second, I was concerned that they would move out and take the oven/water softener/light fixtures etc. with them and say 'those weren't part of the deal'.

I'm a brand new investor living in the Indianapolis area and hoping to get started with wholesaling and eventually move to fix and flips and rentals.

A number of investors lost $$ in the 2008 downturn...some of the podcasts bring this to light. 

Section 8 is nice however if there are any children under 5 moving in for a section 8 home it needs to be an essentially brand new property (from inspections standpoint).  

Any brand new platform/portal will have to launch with 0 repaid offerings.

Hello, I'm brand new to bigger pockets and currently living in Hawaii, but moving overseas in a few short weeks.I'm a disabled veteran, and with my Navy severance from this I was able to purchase my mother a house in Oklahoma City (FHA), however she's only paying part of the mortgage of course so it isn't an investment, just a place for her to live and hopefully we can build some equity.I have some of this cash left over and would love to get into RE in hopes of some side income, but I'm brand new to this subject.To further complicate this I'm planning to move overseas in about a month.

Does anyone have any experience getting FPL (Florida Power & Light) to turn on power for an inspection on an REO?  

I am brand new to the whole idea of buying, selling, renting, flipping, and any other fun you can have with real estate to make some extra income on the side.