Wholesaling is a great way to learn about investing.Be sure to check out the podcasts and blogs as well as the forums.  

You will find resources here from blogs to pod casts and forums.

Should I do a blog entry with all the before and after pics?

You will find resources here from blogs to pod casts and forums.

@Joshua SchneidermanBP is full of useful resources such as forums and blogs.

They are both great at learning the fundamentals.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessOh - and if you haven't yet- be sure to setup some "Keyword Alerts."

Don't miss The BiggerPockets Podcast - they are great for learning how others are finding success.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessOh - and be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts- especially for "Tampa" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!

This also means that you have to build and maintain these relationships, and as a result you probably should not be involved with anything that can damage these relationships.This article might be quite suitable to understand what to do in order to deal with Chinese buyers, and also a perspective on what not to do.

New to BiggerPockets forum posting (but not the blog which I love)...long story short..we have 4-flat in Chicago that we inherited and are under contract, but not clear if the buyer can secure the necessary financing and the deal may fall through so we looking at our options in case this happens.  

@J MinorBP is full of useful resources such as forums and blogs.