Welcome to BP Joshua.Listen to the podcasts...and maybe I am biased but here's my favorite podcast :-)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/04/10/bp-podcast-065-creative-investing-wendell-de-guzman/I give an update every week on what's happening in my real estate business here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/121707-real-life-of-a-real-estate-investor?

My favorite property nets $470/month on a $17,000 investment - 33% CCR.

Add it as a favorite if you know its a fixer, when it relists you get an email.

A long with 5-6 of my favorite books BP has been the single most important resource.

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.

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!

But at the same time, I'm in a military town and I think I should capitalize on that but that would mean I have to focus on single family homes and I understand sfh's could be a gamble compared to multi-families.

Tom Corley, on his website RichHabitsInstitute.com, outlines a few of the differences between the habits of the rich and the poor.1. 70% of wealthy eat less than 300 junk food calories per day. 97% of poor people eat more than 300 junk food calories per day. 23% of wealthy gamble. 52% of poor people gamble. 2. 80% of wealthy are focused on accomplishing some single goal.