I've come to realize if I stay active in the forums (trying to ask a question daily) there's no possible way I won't have the information and tools I'll need To succeed.

Good luck to you as you embark on this new endeavor and don't hesitate to jump in and use all the tools that we offer here to help you find success.

Mediation is a great tool and doesn't cost you much.  

I have worked, quite successfully, for a national home builder as a production manager and with my contacts and sub contractor relations I believe I have the tools and knowledge to build/develop homes efficiently and lucratively.

I also use the tools provided by KW for my personal business.

I am not trying to learn this strategy just to close these 2 potential deals but to add more tools to my tool box.

In my opinion it's an awesome tool giving you total control of retirement funds.

Once you know the typical price and the typical rent you can use a tool I created to determine if you can make money in that market. 

For instance, here in the Dallas area, we have access to North Texas Real Estate Information systems (http://www.ntreis.net/).You could also check out the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, which has links to tons of different research tools. 

We ran a property we were looking at by our HML not to long ago. He sent us back a very detailed analysis. It included population statistics, growth, aerial photos of the land, ARV, school district reports, salaries, ...