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

However, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI. http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere http://www.biggerpockets.com/ubg http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet Setting up Keyword Alerts How to Use @Mentions on BiggerPockets 25 Tips for Real Estate SuccessBefore your 1st purchase, please ensure you visit the below link for some tips. http://www.realestate.com/advice/buying-your-first-investment-property/ eBookhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/brandonatbp/file/real-estate-rewind-a-biggerpockets- community-book Blog http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/09/how-to-start-investing-real-estate-young/ Lastly, don't forget the podcasts, webinars, #askbp podcast and the blogs.

Also two weeks ago the Chronicle ran an extensive article in the Business section regarding the boom we are seeing in the natural gas industry and companies have made large investments and bought commercial property around town and other surrounding areas in regards to that industry as well. 

I remember reading an article on here not long ago, can't recall the title, but the main idea of the article was that with direct mailing campaigns, you can expect to receive about 5% of the amount of the initial mailing to contact you and that you will only close on about 2% of those deals.

@Derrick BurksBP is full of useful resources such as forums and blogs.

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

Linked articleI don't understand this line in the article:  "I had saved barely enough to put down a down payment, and I didn't have enough money to close," Henkel remembers.

If I was you I would check out the blogs that is filled with tons of valuable content and more.

Since discovering Bigger Pockets less than a week ago, I think I've spent over 20 hours listening to podcasts, scouring the forums, and reading blog posts.

Coincidentally, I bought in Florida last year - Jacksonville.I wrote up a long BiggerPockets post on how I went through the Due Diligence process of even deciding on Florida here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/6526/blog_post...Check it out if you're curious about some things to look out for as an out of state investor.And feel free to reach out anytime.