From the moment you decided to become a Landlord you  should have been consuming.Studying what area would make good rental areasChecking the market rents for that areaStudying expenses vs incomeStudying Vacancy Rates for the year You should have been consuming lots of time in educating yourself in regards to this business...Studying the Landlord/Tenant Laws of your stateAttending Landlord AssociationsAttending some Court Cases to see how the Judges view landlords and tenants, and the outcome.Studying the Permit laws of your State.  

There are plenty more resources you can find under Education from how to's, blogs from our experts and podcasts.

I'm especially interested in a) how BP has helped you, b) how BP is different than the "guru" or expert real estate learning options out there, and c) what do you think of the peer-to-peer type community education that happens through BP?

There will be more upcoming layoffs in the energy sector.

In many parts of the US, manufacturing and similar jobs are going away and what remains are service sector jobs.

I'm very interested in real estate as a newby, and i m still getting as much education as i can, reading a lot of books.

Check it under Education.

I spent the last few months educating myself via books, articles, blogs, forums, and podcast.  

Make sure to check out Education for all your REI learning.

Thanks in advance for educating me!