I currently do driving for dollars , bandit signs & ads on the internet and have done a few mailings from driving or internet search.i have yet to have done my first deal but have been close.lol my goal is to eventually also do some flips and rentals and also working on getting my real estate license.

Remember if someone is asking for money via the Internet from someone they don't know it's generally a poor investment Or they are looking to scam you.I would recommend reading everything you can on investing, real estate, business, self motivation etc.  

Now, you have tremendous resources at your fingertips via BP, and the rest of the internet.  

Utilities included, internet, etc. 

, became an agent - a broker - an investor - an auctioneer and owner of a REIA and a real estate training operation in Baltimore.I don't regret all of that entertainment and some of the useless hours of frustration trying all the "way-out-there formulas", the turn downs - wasted money on envelopes, stamps - driving for dollars - walk and talk - open houses - sitting in rent court -etc.So now fast forward the clock to 48 years later  WOW - now at 74 years old, I am so glad I was able to make all the mistakes in real estate when I was younger - the school of the streets - trial and terror is where I really learned how to make money - negotiate - assign and contract engineering.Young - just getting started investors really have it made today - it is lots easier to acquire great information - Bigger Pocket - real estate chat rooms - the internet- mentoring -etcWhen I started there was no internet - cell phones - computers - I thought it was really something when I actually purchased a pager.Training and education is a great way to learn - even some of that useless stuff.Your best teacher is the School of the streets - trial and terror -Study and learn your market - understand values and creative financing - learn Control and Roll Formulas.It is interesting and profitable to realize that you don't have to buy real estate to make a profit - controlling properties is the highest leverage an investor can use, you want to be more market savvy than agents in your area.

Amazon coming into the FR area, Tiverton coming in with a Casino so the southcoast market is looking promising where you can still buy multi's for 30-35k a door, even better in some cases.

I'm also not a lawyer, so take it as advice from some guy on the internet, not as legal fact.

Preapproval letters from HML's and private lenders are scrutinized more because a lot of them are just crap printed off the internet and have no value whatsoever.

Second, the rise of the internet has made it much easier for sellers to directly observe the characteristics of other houses on the market and to find recent transaction prices, reducing the informational advantage or realtors."  

i'm a newbie from Italy.I've been listening to the podcasts and looking around in the blog for the last 2 months, so I at last decided to write.i'm currently about to finish university, and starting my own business.i have saved up some money for me to create some kind of passive income, and after screening various possibilities i've decided that i want to invest in RE.my idea was to go into rentals, but my sitaution right now is that my business seems to be close to take off and in that case i would have to start put more time in it and travel around the world, so i wouldn't be able to be present as a landlord (for this i'd have to clarify that in italy we don't have property management companies, the position just doesn't exist, or so it came up in my research).I did some more research and i aimed more to turnkeys in Europe,  since i still want something kinda close that i could go and visit for a weekend if i ever wanted to).i did find a few companies that propose turnkey property but here kicks in my italian distrust :i found deals for 45-70k for service properties (specifically units in hotels an care facilities)the website advertises 10% NET ROI guaranteed (in some for 10 years in some more)it GUARANTIES as well a buy back option from the developer after 6-10-15 years at 110-125% of the purchasing price.now the deal seems legit, i can kind of understand that if p.e. the hotel i'm investing in pays 500/month to me for the rent, then he sells the single room for much more, thus their gain.i run the numbers, and here's what's throwing me off:it really seems too good to be true.i've tried to do some digging but i didn't find any information on any blog about this company, and the company doesn't list any reference for privacy policy (they say they provide some upon request).now after all this,do you have some tips about how to do some kind background check on the company/deal through internet or other means..?