We buy most of our building materials from a local supplier - not Home Depot or Lowe's.  

The material was about $2/SF, and install was wrapped in with my painting, but it was probably about another $1/SF.  

You will also need cash to pay for material and labor to complete work, then get "draws" from your rehab budget from the lender. 

Try the training materials here on BP or give YouTube a shot. 

Afterwards, you will be ready to float in the REI pool.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/31/ultimate-beginners-guide-real-estate-wholesaling-2/ (Ultimate beginners guide to wholesaling)https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/10/09/getting-started-real-estate-wholesaler/ (BP Podcast 091 Wholesaling)https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/10/31/wholesaling-podcast-mike-nelson/ (BP Podcast 042 - wholesaling) http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/ruleshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/inviteshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/categorieshttps://www.udemy.com/biggerpockets-real-estate-investing-course/ (video with 64 lectures and approx 6hrs of material)https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing (Ultimate beginner's guide to REI)REI can be very daunting, but, before you go searching for that 1st buy, please take a few minutes to bone up on the tips in link below.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/19/real-estate-investing-success-smart-tips/REI books suggested by BPershttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/11/13/7-real-estate-books-beginner-investors/ (7 absolute must read books for beginner REI)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/?

Tons of people to met and material to choose, so I'm sure you'll receive the advice you need in no time.Fun source that I found for Tulsa market trends: http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Tulsa-Oklahoma/market-trends/

Send out marketing materials to local home owners in the area and gain more clientele for my real estate sales company 3.

If your subfloor is MDF (medium density fiberboard) it is a lot more difficult for this method to work as this material is softer and the screws will just penetrate through.

If the planets align as I hope I will likely be based around the Plano area (main job, easy routes to airport), but setting up some alerts with some key words is a good call @Sol N.To be honest, until recently I hadn't considered real estate as a real investment, more of a place to live, but after looking at some of the material here I'm beginning to incline towards the multi-family (2plex, 3plex, 4plex) unit-type approach to maximise initial investment, and take advantage of any tax breaks whether now or down the road.

I'm just starting licensing material (I started for the general knowledge and haven't decided if I'll get license - hence my questions) so some of these questions are probably basic to some own licensed.