These will burn through a 20% discount in a heartbeat.Perhaps, in a sub $200K price range a 20% discount would get a rental investor juiced up a bit.

But between me burning out on flipping and the low inventory and the massive numbers of flippers and the low returns, I'm not seeing a solid yearly salary I can pull in from it.

The passion is still burning for what we do.

That's how people get burned.

I am getting very burned out with my job and the associated commute and I have decided fully commit to real estate investing.

Sellers generally are going to sell to someone they like and who makes a good impression.Learn the real estate basics so you know what to say, but then realize that real estate is a slow burn, and it will more than likely be the relationship you establish that leads to the deal.I haven't gone through it, but I came across this guy with trainings (try to find free stuff and skip paying for the thing) called TTP (Talk to People) - I think it's Brent or Brett Daniels - and he runs a very large scale cold calling operation in a very very competitive market, and KILLS IT!

I've been burning through finance and real estate books for the better part of a year now and I feel as though it's time to take the plunge.

If this is your first time buying investment property I think local sounds safer but it depends on your personality and if you can handle out of state...Speaking from my experience you will know when you’re ready when it’s burning to just do it already. 

I personally like to get audiobooks through an app my local library provides and have been able to burn through a ton of classics as well as finding a lot of the BP books really valuable.

The fuse in Apopka is lit and has been burning a good number of years.