Lastly and for me what was very beneficial is just to immerse yourself on the website and read read read!!

This website can be super helpful in your journey to becoming a real estate investor. 

I received a lead today from my website from a gentleman wanting me to take a look at a property he inherited.  

Thanks Marc C,Thats how I learned about the RV park we would love to acquire was from that website you referenced!!  

Hi everyone, just curious if there are any websites around that detail trends in the market (e.g. historical sales over a period of time, # of active listings year on year, # of listings sold year on year).

@Jeevs Pothen      Simply search the Bigger Pockets website.

A good amount of properties are not listed on Realtor.com nor on LoopNet and the best bet to find them is to search the listings on websites of multifamily commercial brokers active in the market(s) you are interested in. 

@Teralyn SeabrookHave you looked in RIHousing website?  

On that note, this website has really useful calculators that you can use to create a sort of 'analysis' that can help you determine up front as an investor if the property is going to have a decent rate of return on investment.

I actually got it from your states website but i can send you a copy.