I wanted to poll the group about something.I like to invest in neighborhoods where I would actually live.  I find I get better tenants that way.  One of the things I do to figure out if a neighborhood is worth a drive...

Do you have any study tips that might help me retain all this info? 

Thanks @Dashon Jones for the tip about meetup.com - I already found a meetup group in my area.

., interior or exterior damaged, pool damaged, fire damage, over grown landscaping covering the entire house, squatters.Once you take control of the problem, rehab and rent, if you purchases correctly you will have a nice amount of equity.  

Thank you for all the tips in advance.

According to the recently released Nationwide Health of the Housing Market Report, Philadelphia follows Pittsburgh, PA and Cleveland, OH as the top housing markets in nation.See links below for more information.http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nationwide-unveils-broad-measure-of-us-housing-landscape-that-signals-healthiest-outlook-since-2001-2015-03-31http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/where-are-the-healthiest-us-housing-markets/vi-AAajaf4?

I will update you after I go as to how it was.Thank you for the welcome @Paul Timmins and for the tips!!

More importantly, do any of you have any tips to beat the procrastination urge?

Does anyone have any recommendations, tips, or insight into buying a property to rent out as a vacation rental?  

Been listening to the podcast and reading the forums to get a hang of everything.I ended up here because I was looking to buy a house so I set out to find out everything I could about the process and see if there was any insider trick or tip to get a better deal then just simply going to an agent and saying I want to buy a house.