The biggest reason I have not invested in the last few years is because Im stationed in Hawaii, and did not know enough early on to find creative ways to get into real estate investing.

Switching because the biggest thing is usually the rent people owe for leaving early and not damages I can charge for.

Sometimes it leads to nothing, sometimes it leads to something now...and/or down the road, with someone that was a referral by the person you would have deleted...or not wanted to ask you that question.My biggest financial source came from a conversation I had with a newbie that asked me where he should start, and where the best markets were.  

Yeah as @Gary Swank mentioned, Pittsburgh REIA is probably the biggest group in town right now - PittsburghREIA.com - there are several sub-groups for different specialties and parts of town.ACRE Pittsburgh is the other sizeable group.There are a few smaller groups - e.g.

I am quite active in Orlando and the biggest wholesalers ( licensed company) have closed their wholesale side as there just are not many deals anymore in that market.. not like it was 5 to 8 years ago.. last thing I would do is go into wholesaling .. tough road.

For us, the biggest hurdle to get past is health insurance.

The two biggest markers of success from what I have experienced and seen in my clients is setting yourself up with a low maintenance  home and a low maintenance tenant(s) and there's an art to that. 

Put the money in cash so you don't lose money in the Wall Street casino.  

I guess the biggest question is why the following links do not work?

This is going to be the biggest hurdle that I have to overcome with this place.