Glad to know that you stop waiting and took action.

I applaud the fact your taking action, as 90% do everything but take that first step, I suggest read, read and listen then apply some of what you have learned to your next deal!

Action is key

I'm wanting to just start out and not get so caught up analyzing and reading so much that I don't take action. 

I do understand that in order to actually apply my knowledge, i have to use it in action.

So yellow letter marketing which i do myself a little time consumming but I do roughly 80 bucks a week this allows me to mail out 120 letters.Since I usually only send out letters to 2-3 zip codes in my area depending on how many names I get off of freedom soft Im still going back and forth to the records office to get probate list so I can be doing something while I wait to see if I get any hits.  

You don't need a real estate license to invest, although at some point you might find it useful, don't let it be a barrier to take action.

But I would really like to get feedback on any relevant points from those of you with experience in working with other investors and raising private money (e.g. action/awareness items for a newbie).Also (and this may sound strange) but how do I make money in this?

hello rodney,ed reid here,there is 100% financing available for fix and flips ,the money is expensive,14.99 and 4 pts ,its only for 6 mo,here is a creative way you can accomplish your objective as it pertains to buy and hold,you could intially acguire properties using the hard money ,you would have to make sure that  your  rents are high enough to pay,you could then refinance the properties,i have lenders in my portfolio that has a 3 month seasoning requirement ,they wil lend you 70 to 75% of the appraised value,if you were able to buy properties and rehab them in such a way that your loan to value is 60%,you would be able to pull money out on the refinance,the rates are between5 and 7%,you may want to read my post financing your way to wealth ,the post will give you a case study of this technigue in action     

She sent over a picture of a house centipede that were able to catch and before I get into a conversation with her about it, I wanted to see if there is any required action on my part to remove them.All in all, these are semi-standard house hold bugs, I have seen them when I lived in that building as well as up the street where I live now.