You can even ask some basic questions through those conversations, and now you can ultimately see how the company will treat the tenants and the properties.Usually, a company charges 10% of the rent per month, but just pick up the phone and call around and ask!

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

@Frank HouptI start with picking an area of the country I think I would like to visit and I have direct access to either by an "easy" drive or direct flight.

If they want the work then they will do a free estimate and I will pick the contractor that I think is best suited for the job (notice i didnt say "has the best price").

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

Recently, I picked 3 sold houses off of HAR's map view.

Bank will pick the low hanging fruit first knowing that they would take a $10 loss on the first one.The borrower has the most to lose in both.  

If you want to wholesale to landlords, for example, you can ask an agent for all cash sales in a few zip codes (they look up sales with no mortgages) within a certain time-frame (6 months, etc.) and you an pick the hottest areas with most activity to start wholesaling in.