Also, consider making a business plan to set out a roadmap and goals for yourself.

I am unsure how high to set my pet fee/ deposit.

Hello everyone, I am located in San Diego, i have been interested in real estate investing for quite some time now; but i have had a lot of stuff going on the last year or so; finally, life is set in the right direction now so i can finally focus some time into my financial goals.

Otherwise you fall victim to the shiny object syndrome. 

If they show a price of say 165k on that email is that THE set price or can I offer 150k and have a chance of getting it?

Here are some good places to start: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet- find and connect with other BP members that are in your area.http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts - Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you.And, of course thehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums - ask any question about real estate!

Pick a set of them, the California set or the Texas set, and do that set first.

I used to have to set aside 45-60, each deal, just to explain WTF the old disclosures actually meant. 

Hey everyone, I have been doing commercial property management privately for over five years now and I'm sure most of you will agree that finding and keeping a solid tenant is the biggest challenge, yet, is the most important objective on your list at all times.I have sandwich signs posted near the main roads at all of my properties, and recently created banners to hang on windows.

Glad I had reserve funds set aside.