Ian did you use an online lender, local mortgage broker, or a direct contact at a local bank nearby??

Then when the time comes I have money for down payments and mortgage payments.From what I have been seeing is instead of banking up that 200-300k taking about 5 years to get there, I can just soak up a bunch of knowledge and experience for a year or two and get money from the bank and rent out houses and flip them, which would save me from working my but off in sales just for that 60-100k job.I currently have 0 debt and about 2 years of credit history, 750 credit score, and 5k saved up at the moment, I had to pay for 2 years of college that sort of took most of the money I have been making.I have been reading articles online and such but my question is, what kind of books/podcasts should I be reading or listending to in order to broaden my horizon on REI and renting out RE?

But if you have any online links to what I'm looking for, please post away.

Many late nights of Podcast Listening and Blog reading!

Real estate agents might be able to provide you a standard state contract, a real estate attorney can likely provide you one, and you can probably find samples online or in the fileplace (though beware that they may not be legal for your state).

Ned, I've seen similar "cooperation" by bidders at the Fort Myers auctions years ago, before they went online.

You might consider taking a Real Estate Principles class online, or at a community college.

There are online courses that you can take too. 

I have all my tenants set up for online pay.

Another 1st hand experience is that you'll need to dedicate several nights a weekand half of your weekends to education and networking.