The more often the better, it'll help speed up your "at a glance" review of properties so you're not wasting time running numbers on properties in neighborhoods where you don't want to deal with the clientele.  

I'm a mechanic in a speed shop and it's the best job I could ever dream of. 

As part of the advancement in technology, and to speed things up, provide more value to sellers and make things more efficient overall... we are now offering virtual walkthroughs. 

Link up with a local REIA, get to know your market, network with agents, and dive into the podcast and forums to get you up to speed.

. + Main contractors:- They also stress on two points: speed and quality. 

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/    @Arica HawthorneThese books should help bring you up to speed.

In CAlifornia a RE brokers license will allow you to do some lending as well.So yes each state is different and one needs to be up to speed....for sure.

Does anyone 1) know how much FEMA may help her, 2) have any advice on how to proceed as far as the speed and order to gut and begin rebuilding and still qualify for FEMA assistance?

Other than that, you need to get a bank trust as a foreigner, but we have a great local lawyer, who is speeding up the process for us.On the other hand, we learned a lot from our experience.

I've been evaluating my current resources, schedule, and limitations and trying to figure out how to maximize my time to get up to speed.