@Yolanda SmithIf gambling in Detroit isn't your thing, I would look into Grand Rapids.

Hello, One of my least favorite tasks is checking out prospective tenants.

Personally, I'd hate to be put in the situation where a contractor I don't know and who is about to start work on my property comes asking me for a favor -- it just puts me in a tough spot.That said, I have a contractor now who I'm starting to mentor.

"The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" is one of my favorites.

@Ellis San Jose Yes, one of my favorite expressions: "Trust but Verify"

My new favorite thing is to use some of my reserves to buy deeply discounted gift cards to Home Depot.

I learned this living in the Gambling capital of the word so when she said she is a guru I thought that she was a scam and a idiot.I started without any knowledge of real estate.

I have yet to complete a transation like this myself)When it comes to different sources of information I have found a man named Lance Edwards (Sweet we have the same last name :D ) who i noticed had a course on how to flip apartment complexes.( I don't know if BP will let me post links to the courses ive discovered but ill post them here anyway (if id doesnt work feel free to pm me and ill msg the links to you that way)His wholesaling primary course is at - Its a good chunk of change though $997 http://www.apartmentwealthmachine.com/flip.htm A lesser expesive alternative course i found that he had is his $697(which i found on reiclub.com may have a more updated 2.0 offer available same price though)course is called Multifamily Success Home Study Systemhttp://apartmentwealthmachine.com/homestudy.html*beware though i read one review somewhere that this info could be slightly dated. have yet to confirm.Also if your looking for extra sexy free resources outside of our wonderful BP community I have found that 2 of my favorite online mentors Dave Linhal and Ken Wade are giving a whole 24-29 video course on how to invest in MFH sexy part it really is free!

"Think and Grow Rich" was one of the first and favorite books I read when I started reading motivational/real estate books.

Since many of my favorites have already been mentioned above, I'll add a paraphrased quote from Charles Dickens about living within your means:"Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen, result happiness.