Have the patience to just get a good idea of who the players are so you won't get into a bidding war with any Investor that may cause you to overbid on a property.  

GREAT insight imo :)There are lots of players in the selling supplies and tools in REI, BP only being one. 

If you attempt to duplicate, step by step, what another player did, you'll lose because no game is identical to another game.You need to understand why real estate is unique, why it is valuable, how it is valued, why no two parcels are the same, what effects value that can be changed to profit from, why different regions have different market conditions, what the requirements must be to establish market value, how title effects value and how does title transfer, how government plays on real property requirements that effect value, and the list goes on.Yes, you'll learn terms, legal terms, like encroachment, easement, plat and survey, property descriptions, market value and what must be present to establish a market value, what a single family dwelling is (many here don't even know what that is, yet they try to deal in them), you'll learn what property rights are and how certain rights are conveyed, what may cloud title or encumber title, what a lien is and types of liens as well as their priority, what responsibilities there are with ownership.....and the list goes on.You really need to know what is and isn't legal or ethical in dealing in real property as opposed to personal property.

If you are going to go turnkey, see what teams are in those markets, and identify the best players.  

If you setup a keyword alert for turnkey you will quickly see who the major players are in those markets.Good luck in your search.

Youre obviously a good basketball player, you went out and did the work.

Some of the big players will not be interested in investor deals and many have already been solicited, but the MLS will tell you who the hitters are.

Not gonna lie, a few days were extremely stressful, but now that I have been able to identify key players and processes, things are coming together.

I'd say, with fix and flips, the first step in protecting yourself and your investors is to have as few investors as possible.You going to have a lot of moving parts as is so you may want to minimize the capital players as best as you can.  

I've had moderate success as a poker player and as a currensy trader.