But PBS usually covers, at least when I see it, a few stories and they drill down much deeper than the commercial stations, you'll find them all over the place.Local news is usually owned by regional or local station owners and their political views will mirror the owners' views, IMO.

As with any investment, the market is of critical importance and so I, of course, recommend getting smart before diving it.

My only reason to do the cash purchase would be to hopefully get a much deeper discount.

You can buy the first 50K of a $250K note, called a partial purchase.Your deeper discounts will come from seasoned notes than notes purchased at closing, but notes closed can easily yield 14/16/18%.There are more!

Planning is different for you love your job and invest versus diving into RE investing full time and replacing your job income to survive.

It's hard to say without digging in deeper/knowing the exact neighborhood, but the first question should be: are you getting a good deal?

Sometimes I'll dive into BP as soon as I get home from work, and then in a little while I'll look out the window and realize it got dark like 3 hours ago.

Josh Rogan Yes of course, these all need rehab, they are investment propertiesJ Scott I have not begun a search of any sort yet, im merely looking for some feedback before I dive in.

I am thrilled to be part of Bigger Pockets and am happy to share any knowledge I have as I dive into my classes.Katie

In the mean time, soaking up this knowledge and preparing to dive in!