You might want to start with Ultimate Free Beginners Guide

You can also read the Ultimate Beginner's Guide. https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investin...Happy Investing Buddy!

The information, I've been exposed, guided towards or fallen into has been like drinking from a fire-hose.

If it is so valuable, why give it up for a $5k assignment fee?

It seems like that would be a very valuable resource for out of state investors like me.

OR Hire a really experienced Realtor that specializes in Investment Real Estate that has gained valuable contacts over the years that could provide you with access to their resources for free OR Work directly with a Real Estate Investing company with decades of experience that can provide you with access to their contacts for free2) Finding a deal: Here's a few ways to go about that - You or your agent can search the MLS and crunch numbers on property advertised on the retail market and hope to find a deal that all of the other real estate investors in Texas may have missed OR You can attend auctions and try to outbid all the other seasoned investors there only to realize if you win then that means you paid too much OR Have random wholesalers send you the one off deals they get under contract OR spend the time, money, and energy in trying to become a wholesaler yourself OR Work directly with a Real Estate Investing company that can send you the largest source of deeply discounted property sent directly to your inbox in the form of a daily spreadsheet.3) Estimating Rehab, Holding and other Costs: Read FLIP by Rick Villani and Clay Davis and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J Scott.

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I been listening to Bigger Pockets Podcast, watching their youtube videos, and reading up on the Ultimate Guide to Real Estate for Beginner book... anything else I should do? 

Hey @Sam Spina there are multiple forums and a step by step guide posted here on Bigger Pockets.  

An experienced attorney can help guide you through the process and let up an LLC that will serve you well for years to come.This isn't legal advice.