There are a ton of meet up groups and we have an excellent REIA here to help further your local knowledge and network with people actually doing deals.

Excel.

Stand outside one of them and speak in a normal voice; it's bad news if the person inside can hear everything you are saying. 

I was watching the news yesterday and Secretary Yellen is throwing up a red flag saying by October the US will default on its debt!

Excellent book choices. 

I have seen news articles saying the new law will be 'implemented' in March 1st, 2022.

Fortunately I do have excellent credit.

@Darson Grantham Excellent to hear from you!

I developed my own fairly sophisticated software with MS Access to help me do this because Access does everything people wish Excel could do, but there are some geniuses who have mastered Excel.The last and the very hardest part and you will be able to do what almost no broker can do and even if you find a broker who can do what I am going to tell you, then you are going to find that he is not going to burn his candle every night doing your work for you.The math is simple, but extensive.

He sent me the listing, comps, and the bad news.