@Jill DeWit is right in that there is virtually an unlimited supply of information on the site, podcasts and courses. 

You may already know this but for virtually any investor duration of reasonable length San Diego is one of best return on REI in the nation.  

Only way to get your broker's license without the 3 years of experience is if you are a disable veteran.How in the world does being a disabled veteran enable you to skip the 3 year requirement? 

I am also willing to engage virtually in out of state markets where houses are cheaper, such as Florida.For buy-and-hold properties, I am willing to engage in any market that has decent appreciation, good rent-to-value ratios, and good property managers.Marketing Plan:I plan to use a combination of:Direct MailI plan to send out a campaign once a month, roughly every 4-6 weeks.I plan to start off by targeting lists of pre-foreclosures, and owners (absentee and owner occupant) that have 40-100% equity.Bandit SignsPosting on Friday evenings and removing on Sunday nightsDriving for DollarsOnline MarketingCraigslistA Wordpress website and blogSocial Media (Facebook, Twitter, Quora, etc.)Pay per clickNewspaper AdsSearching the MLSNetworking / Word of MouthFinancing Deals:WholesalingThe only costs that I will need financing for are Earnest Money Deposits, inspection fees, and reimbursements to contractors for help estimating repair costs.

I tested a few "neighborhoods" in the application, and the unfortunately data can be highly misleading (Note:  How this website defines "neighborhoods" may be different than common definitions (one simple example would be how they define the borders of Fountain Square - I don't think that most real estate professionals would say that Fountain Square goes that far east).Also, if you take as an example a neighborhood like Butler-Tarkington, on the south end (38th-42nd), it can be quite rough and $50k houses can be found readily, but in the northern end of the exact same neighborhood, you can find beautiful virtual mansions with manicured lawns which can easily be $500k - $1MM.So, just to summarize, while there are some "tools" which can be helpful, this just further illustrates once again, how difficult & challenging, Indianapolis can be & how one must do their own due diligence.Best,Matthew

Also, due to the fact that I was a college athlete up until this point, I have very little earnings saved as I had virtually no time to work. 

Hopefully it also leads to some decent appreciation that enables an escape with some good gains in exchange for the diminishing monthly income returns.

I pass on :-99% of the HUD properties I track((I have bought 300+)-99% of FNMA and VA foreclosures I pass on-99.9% of Hubzu and Auction.com I pass on as I place an offer of what I am willing to pay and stick to it-99.9% of the "deals" wholesalers send me I laugh atIt is the .1 to 1% of the deals I have bought that have enabled me to live a great life.

Does the use of a Virtual Assistant (VA) have the potential to become more preferable over administrative assistant's?

What price range (per hour) is reasonable to pay an experienced, U.S. based, college educated virtual assistant?