Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

     @Michael Evans Most realtors I speak to say things have picked way up, and the market in Coachella Valley is quite active.  

Like, "hey honey, I was just thinking about money, and what I/you earn in salary versus the rent from (pick some house/unit/bldg) and its interesting because when I add up our...".  

JaNae  stay in contact with @Alex Craig, although he lives in Memphis he picked a good location for his first store in Knoxville - next to the Third Creek Greenway, near West High School and between the University Campus and the new intermural fields on Sutherland.If you want to learn more about KnoxREIA go to the YouTube.com/KnoxREIA channel.

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

I have tried direct mail to vacant properties but all of my properties have just been by picking up the phone and calling FSBOsI now have a VA do my opening calls for most of my seller leads but it is good practice to do this yourself to understand the objections and to practice communicating with sellers.

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

@Ned Carey is who you need to take to a sushi dinner and pick his brain about this process.