I'm also hoping to get thoughts and experiences and recommendations from others (good or bad) that may have taken a similar path, hopefully starting in the same area.Again - I'm new and still combing through the forums, so even the basics are appreciated as well as the details.Thanks in advance!

I have spent the last couple weeks combing BP's forums and articles to start getting my feet wet.I am most interested in rental properties around my area.

I still comb stuff that is publicly listed.

@Tyler Combs Thank you

Comb through every single transaction over the last 4 years (since the LLC was created) and write up some sort of documentation? 

Go back and look at everything with a fine tooth comb.

I have unlimited access to the MLS, so I take time daily to comb through both old and new listings to see what might be of interest to me and my investor clients!

Crunch your numbers and go over them with a fine tooth comb. 

The COMMERCIAL brokers have bull pens of people, on the phones, sifting this information, updating their "BOOKS OF BUSINESS", and generally combing the city, county and most times, the states for this information.Dunn & Bradstreet will be happy to tell you they update their information every few months (BS)!

Hello Everyone, I'm Carlos and after actively lurking on this website for the past year and a half combing through forums and discussions that piqued my interest, I feel I've attained considerable knowledge to take my first leap into real estate investing.