Neighbors don't like the property so they watch it like a hawk and when the required time passes they get it posted so the buyer knows and can't claim ignorance.

I don't really want to have to be in a situation to have to do that, but I also think you could get in some trouble in the Bay Area by carrying weapons to collect rent (if it were viewed as an intimidation tactic...Anyway, lessons learned, to watch out for the over-zealous inspector!!

Was just watching a pretty moving show on Dateline about the poor sections of New York .

I then started to watch a few youtube videos from various financial planners and advisors, and they said Yes, there "is a way to do it" but they didn't expand on it.

It's a good idea to keep watching it; I've seen several properties I was watching come "back on market" because the buyer drops out.

I have read articles, books, watched videos about Investing and now I'm a little overwhelmed.

I would watch the podcasts that are of interest to you; go into the learn section and select appropriate subjects, get involved with local real estate investment groups and actively participate in this forumn and you will continue to achieve your goal.

Now you can sit on the side track and wait and watch all the other trains go speeding by and say to yourself I am going to do that some day when I have everything in place.

We knew we wanted to do buy and hold in a certain area, so we watched MLS, worked on deal analysis to be able to prioritize opportunities, and devoured books as our first steps.

I knew at some point I'd invest in real estate, and made a hobby of watching the local market, and reading all the articles in the paper about it.I was 35 before I was in the position to really commit to my first rental purchase - we had the money, the skills, and time commitment that we felt we needed to take the plunge.