Welcome to BP Nation Jason.Your question is difficult for me to answer simply because it is hard to say when the official day was that I started looking for a deal, but dont be surpirsed if it can take you a week, 6 weeks, or 6 months.The key is that you get educated, then apply that education without letting fear stop you.

Bank of America exemplifies a broken banking system that fails to deliver time and time again, and in more ways than just how they handle their REOs.

Engineering teaches you problem solving, and problem solving is the key to succeeding in real estate.With all that said, I'm also an advocate of doing what you love and just diving it.

Communication is key but excuses are unacceptable.

You can also set key word alerts to keep you up on topics of interest like San Jose.

Schools are key to its draw as well as beautiful water "lifestyle" I hope to meet perhaps at an REI meet up meeting soon......

Sure, you have some avenues for marketing the house, but you're eliminating some key ones.

Consider using you past experience for student housing see 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.Two Great reads, I bought both J.

Setting aside the security/liability issues, you can now put on Smartkey, which makes re-keying even easier.

@Min Kang,To make the @ work, do the following:Hold down the shift key and type @?