Other than that, in general terms, you need to learn 3 things:1 - How to analyze Markets...not properties2 - How money works3 - How to develop, and stick to, a REI Business planAll three are critical to your success, and all three are equally important, and in fact, depend on eachother.

I usually recommend the two hour rule -- either a two hour drive or a two hour flight. 

unfortunately the three people i had come out and look at it said that by repairing the driveway they would likely cut the main root of the tree and kill it. 

I have found other potential flips about an hour and a half away.

Lots of hours sanding.

My offer was at asking and first on the table after the property was listed for less than 24 hours and the seller received two more offers that afternoon after mine (I'm in a very competitive market for small multifamily properties.)

The  inability to show exclusive and continuous possession means judicial redemption rights could hang on longer than anticipated, void tax sales could be set aside longer than anticipated, and if it has been three years since the tax deed without exclusive and continuous possession for SOME period of time towards the end, then the taxpayer might be able to set aside the entire tax sale and pay the investor nothing at all. 

Here are my best three bullets worth of advice:Get and review client references - Talk to the last couple of investors they sold a deal.

I’m finding with my W2 job and working after hours it’s taking me and some of my help a little under two months.

So I thought I would take this time to reflect on all that has happened since then.Before BP – I worked a 50+ hour a week corporate job and had 3 properties with plans to aggressively pay them off and in 15-20 years be able to quit my job and live off rent incomeAfter BP – I quit my job within 9 months of drinking the BP Kool-Aid and now have 30+ properties and 90+ units and I started my own real estate brokerage and website business and networking conference for investors.It has been a wild ride!