A good place to start is with the free guides, such as "The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To Real Estate Investing".

@Ben McMahon I believe that agents who embrace AI-driven platforms in a way that adds value to their client base in terms of interpreting information to intelligently guide conversations, negotiations, operations, etc. will still flourish.

Normally, our community does a much better job of guiding members in doing things ethically and help to carve out good investing fundamentals. 

Basement: Inspect beams and other items for wood destroying pests, check foundation walls for mold, look for evidence of sewer backups, check emergency lighting through common areas, check water tanks. 

ClasonBooks already purchased:The Book on Negotiating Real Estate- J ScottLand lording on Autopilot- Mike ButlerHOLD- how to find buy and rent houses for wealth- Steve ChaderThe Compound Effect- Darren HardyLong Distance Real Estate Investing- David GreeneWishlist Books:Think and Grow Rich- Napoleon HillCashflow Quadrant- Robert KiyosakiEvery Landlord’s Legal Guide- Marcia Stewart & Janet PortmanWhat every real estate investor needs to know about cash flow- Frank GallinelliBuilding Wealth one house at a time- John Schaub5 Day Weekend- Nik Halik & Garrett B.

For a general overview, I’d recommend the Ultimate Beginners Guide.

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You can get yourself two decent properties in any of the following markets.Cleveland, OhioCincinnati, OhioDayton, OhioToledo, OhioYoungstown, OhioCincinnati, OhioMemphis, TennesseeSaint Louis, MissouriIndianapolis, IndianaDetroit, MichiganErie, PennsylvaniaLouisville, KentuckyMilwaukee, WisconsinJackson, MississippiKansas City, MissouriBirmingham, AlabamaCleveland is the one I am most familiar with and it's also very popular with investors across the USA so I figured you'd get some value out of reading The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

If you are dealing with an addition built on 12" beams (or if the original foundation is old and not built to current standards), the repair company might not be able to push the piers down to refusal depth or psi due to the beam not taking the load, thus leveling it, but not guaranteeing it will not continue to move in the future, thus not providing warranty.9.