Don't miss The BiggerPockets Podcast - they are great for learning how others are finding success.Oh - and here are my favorite articles on Wholesaling:9 Reasons You Couldn’t Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale DealDon’t Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and FlipperHow to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldOh - and be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts- especially for "Houston" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!

Tracking down owners of vacant houses is one of my favorite strategies.The other option is wait for it to come on the REO market.

. :)That being said, I was doing some research online to get HOA info and discovered one of my favorite GCs owns the unit on the other side of mine as a rental and is on the HOA board.

I would like to attend an REI club meeting but so far it does not work in my schedule as I work full time and have sporting activities with my child.

Don't miss The BiggerPockets Podcast - they are great for learning how others are finding success.By the way - here are my favorite articles on Wholesaling:9 Reasons You Couldn’t Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale DealDon’t Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and FlipperHow to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldOh - and be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts- especially for "Hermosa Beach" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!

I showed him that if he purchased bottles of a sport drink he would pay $1 for a quart.

Here's my favorite (because I am in it...LOL):http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/04/10/bp-podcast-065-creative-investing-wendell-de-guzman/When you encounter a rental property you're interested in buying, do the numbers.

And to @Brandon Turner and @Joshua Dorkin , thanks so much, between the endless information available on this site threw the forums and blog, the podcast have been exception with my favorite question being, "how did you get started".

Put a sports drink and water bottle vending machine in there, and now you have an extra source of income.

Here is one of my favorite "creative" deal with the bank.: We purchased a property from estate sale via my realtor friend, for $150K asking price.