Time to build the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

@Richard Gaston Start with the Beginners Ultimate guide to real estate investing in the learn drop down tab (free) Listen to all the 68 podcast (free), check out all the forums and build relationships, hot your local REIA meetings.

I say controller, not owner because, see who ultimately owns a house when you don't pay taxes.

I would suggest reading the "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginnerâ??

Try starting with our Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing -- they are all in there . . .

All you folks recommending not to do a mission statement are ignoring the UBG-BG (Ultimate Beginner's Guide Bigger Pockets). 

I'd start by reading through the Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing if you haven't yet.

Do you have a website that you drive traffic to in the hopes of promoting your services and ultimately moving property?

Fill in the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

Be sure to read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing to help you get started.Finally -be sure to setup some keyword alerts - especially for "Joshua" so you can jump into local conversations.See you around the forums!