REIA meetings, Courthouse steps, BP, public records, etc.Again, any contractual needs should be fulfilled by an attorney but there are a couple on the BP FilePlace (under resources tab)?????

You may not find success at first, but each time you try you'll get one step closer. you might only get 10% there the first deal, 40% the second try, 90% the third, but eventually you'll get a deal.

I feel like the first one will be my stepping stone to learn the process and in's & out's of the business.

And also - you may enjoy this post as well: How to Buy a Small MultiFamily Property: A Step by Step Case StudySeeya around!

Ha I feel I'm in Real Estate Investing 103 instead of 101.One thing to keep in mind is that you don't want to dry up a mentor's time by asking every question you have when starting out.There is PleNTy of information out there to get comfortable with REI so I suggest you learn what you can before seeking out a mentor.Here are the best sources I've found:1) BiggerPockets (Congrats your past step #1!)

Check out this post I wrote on the BP forums about that same thing: How to Make a Million Dollars in Real Estate: A Step by Step PathAs for some book suggestions - I'd recommend all the books on this list, but specifically I'd recommend the "Unofficial Guide" book in that collection - as it seems the most similar to what you wanna do.

Being a new investor I was trying to explain what a bird dog does to someone else and while I was talking to him I realized that if I had to document the process step by step, I would probably miss a couple of steps.

Being right will cost you much more and you're never going to convince a guy like that to follow the rules of fairness.If I were you, I'd even go one step further.

I just started a blog which is helping me to gather my thoughts and plan my next steps.

My plan right now is to hold them and pass them on to my children with a stepped up basis on my death.