Continue with the education, but I would also say to look into local investor meetings.. the members will likely be happy to help you with some documents they have used locally in deals and a bit of guidance.

Hello All, I have been off this board for a while, i been out of investing for a little over 2 years for various reasons (career changes, and divorce) and i feel like i am in a good place financially to invest again, so i wanted to get some opinions.4 years ago i got out of the Military and became a Realtor, i worked as a Realtor for a while, but i never really made decent money and worked my butt off, i barely managed 25k/yr, so i decided to make a change to my life and went back to school and now i am a Registered Nurse after going through a fast track education program.

It is an unfair comparison if investors are only comparing relative to the 2008-2012 period.

It's the flip period, when you have to travel to the property frequently, that will be difficult.

There is no statutory holding period. 

However, it does not always make financial sense to empty and gut the building to carry out a deep retrofit (and even when it does, that initial whooshing roar of capital flying out of your bank account can be unsettling).As of late, we have been purchasing rather, to very, unloved buildings with plans to (eventually) perform deep retrofits on many of them {where the increase in the property performance will pay-back the investment in a relatively short period (say 3 - 6 years) versus the planned hold duration (i.e. 20yrs).   

I have a bit of a background in finance, but I'm still in the process of spending some time educating myself on the foundations of having success in real estate investing. 

in the yard.Section 8 reevaluates tenants periodically and adjusts their contribution amount.  

Here're just a few I like:Lifetime Cashflow with Rod KhleifWheelbarrow Profits with Jake and GinoBiz women rock (podcasts don't have to be RE only, they can be general education/motivational too!)

Part of me wishes I could have started earlier but at the same time this deal is looking to be a solid one as the numbers are indicating I will be able to recoup most of my rehab costs when I cash-out refinance the loan after the six month seasoning period passes.