Basically they are installing solar electrical on their fix and flips during the rehab process, getting a wholesale price on the install, keeping the Arizona Solar Tax Credit for themselves (since they owned the property when it was installed), marking up the house by the retail install price (which they have no problem getting in this seller's market), and then using it as a selling point as the house is now energy efficient. 

What things should a beginner learn first in order to get a good understanding of all of the basics of Real Estate investing?

Basically, I agree with Mylan. 

I believe we have another 30% to gain before we are back in line with long term average appreciation (we just got caught up to 2007 price levels last year, so basically been flat for a decade).Eventually the housing market will cycle as well, also this is just a matter of time.

I'm not sure why Airbnb would want to turn away potential guests, but I also have trouble believing they could be so successful when similar units are basically empty.Finally, I don't live next to o'hare, and I would prefer to host my STR III my neighborhood.

Basically, the wholesaler would be selling you a $100k property for $85k when all is said and done.

You basically have to have your attorney hunt them down and get them in person to commit to a closing date.

My question is  should I go for  a traditional bank loan,  this new concept of hard money?

I don’t do any out of state investing myself yet, but I read t to get an idea about how to better serve my out of state clients.You’ll learn a lot in there but the basics seem to be to build a good team.

With that low basis cost seg doesn't make sense since you'd probably see around $1K-$3K in tax benefits if they're in a higher tax bracket and the study would probably cost around $2K so it's basically a wash and probably would lose money.