I'm glad I read it because I almost wrote one or two of the links you mentioned :)One more link that might be useful is the link for events: Events post on BPI also wanted to comment that I have listened to many podcasts (sometimes 8-10 a week) listening to older ones as well and feel I've learned a lot from them.

I recently finished it and can say that it is slammed full of awesome tips for people looking to invest in zip codes outside of their own. 

I greatly appreciate the response and tips/advise. 

Here is a link to a work sheet for buyer's closing costs.

But now that I see some of you guys are doing this, I will consider this type of setup.Many more important tips I got here, but I need to review more formally and get back to you all!

If you typed in the cities - people with those cities in their keyword alerts would come to this post and look to help you out.Biggerpockets also has a local market section - here is a link to the Idaho sectionhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/555-idaho-rea...There are different tax strategies for owner-occupant investors(section 121) and non-owner occupants(1031 exchange).

Many have posted a few great tips already, that's the cool thing about this forum ;-)That said, I highly recommend using the awesome tools provided here on BP to learn the basics of analysis and underwriting.A few tips to get started and your continued learning:Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area.Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you.Read Beginner’s Guide.Check out BP Podcasts.Find upcoming real estate events and meetups near you.If you'd like to tag someone in the conversation, type @ followed by their name and then select the name of that person that appears below the comments box.

Just looking for some tips and possible some contacts that may be useful.

Does anyone have any tips or things I need to make sure I find out right away, and what I should or should not mention to them during our first call?

Any tips?