Great way to pick up some good info and possibly a deal.

But because there is less foreclosure inventory than before and deals are getting picked over, there is much less opportunity with HomePath today that there was a few years back.

In the meantime I'm trying to get myself educated as much as possible in all the various aspect their is to real estate from picking a property, analyzing the profitability of the building, obtaining financing, renovating, general property management.

Pick a location, and start driving around the area.

Pick one.

1) Pick market or pick rehabber.. 2) pick property that rents for at lease 1% and at least 200/ month CF 3) secure team members such as property management 4) rinse wash repeatBest advice ever, do you make t-shirts?

There are some instances that you pick up a good tenant that doesn't care about  the area but for the most part qualifying the tenant is a problem.

Great way to pick up some good info and possibly a deal.You can also search NARPM.org for the RMP (Residential Management Professional) and MPM (Master Property Manager) certified.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

I am hoping to meet with a few investors in each area while I am there to pick their brains about the biz.

I have stalked the site for quite some time and picked up some good pointers.