Hey
I'm new to real estate investing and want to learn more. Reading these
articles is ok, but do you know of any web sites were I can watch video or
listen to audio of real estate seminars and lessons?

I need to le...

I wish I could help you with contacts in the areas you mention, but alas I have none there.Keep focused, keep driven and most importantly keep it Bigger Pockets!

He claims to go to any city and do deals with only a laptop and cell phone.Just wondering how it worked.Thanksone of my colleagues is a member of his absentee owners system and his material's good from what i hear.

However, it's getting very competitive out there so the banks will accept several offers (rather than first offer in gets accepted) and then take the best offer of the bunch.As for the guru's telling you about their whopper checks, look at the copywrite date of the material.

f=79I guess I'm talking about a 2 yr. university program rather than books, guru material, and all that jazziness.

MATERIALS: Tenant/Buyer will obtain and provide all necessary materials at their own expense.

Do you send these same Marketing material to buyers as well and if so, what do you write on them?

Let me list what you may have to update, fix, or replace:1) Roof2) Paint (inside, maybe exterior too)3) Garbage Disposal4) Carpet5) Hardwood refinishing6) Ceiling Fans/Fixtures7) Garage Opener8) Door Sweeps and weather stripping9) Countertops depending on material and abuse 10) Cabinet hardware, touch up if they are nicked, scratched11) Appliances (plus repairs when they come up)12) Drains may clog13) Periodic Caulking inside and out14) Possible gutter cleaning15) Air Conditioning and/or heating system16) Pest Control17) Turnover Costs between tenants (power, water, time expenses, handyman expenses, cleaning crew potentially18) Bathroom Exhaust Vents19) Electrical Outlets sometimes have connections burn off (repair expense)20) lock changes between tenants21) Updating of unit to keep it marketable22) all others as this list is not all inclusive.

You will sometimes find them inadvertently by working other lists, such as foreclosures, where a percentage of the records concern real property owned by deceased persons.Since nothing in this world is completely free, expect to either to spend some time during your learning curve or find training material that supports expediting your education and reduces the trial and error experience.

Here the Government Standard Lease form which most landlords use includes a 7-page appendix containing the key points of tenant/landlord rights and obligations from the legislation and a URL to the entire legislation on-line.Most tenants - or probably landlords for than matter - never read the material, so its presence has no real impact on Landlord - Tenant relations.