If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and The BiggerPockets Podcast.

. - Your strategy to minimize to minimize interest and tax expenses since these are the largest expenses most people will pay and sometimes its not the rate of growth/return you need to be concerned about but rather just a reduction in interest and taxes alone could have significant impact the growth of your equity and assets over time

Pro's and con's concerning buyer agent contracts would be appreciated.

Build your 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.

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and How to Start Investing In Real Estate at a Young Age and maybe How to “Hack” Your Housing and Get Paid to Live for Free.

The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing... cough.. :) Any others?

Get a strong foundation going.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.

I've been thinking of attending an upcoming meet and greet for financial fitness to present concerns and such held in my area by the State Rep in a few weeks.

If there are any notices concerning the mortgage (insurance, escrow, etc.) you need to be authorized to receive those items.

I've already listened to the "Beginner" podcast - good stuff!