I wrote about this in a recent blog;http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/4226/blog_posts...This was about a month ago and several articles have appeared since...

So, I'm thinking incident management and physical facilities management.There are many more aspects included in REI, which I'm not accounting for right now.

Read more here...http://www.investopedia.com/articles/06/section103...

Know your market, physically and financially.If I see a for sale sign in a yard and the owner is mowing his yard, with my skills I'll be talking to the guy and most likely I can lead him into talking about the house, usually they show it to me.

Check this out:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/15/us-usa-tenants-tech-idUSKCN0I415W20141015Could be good, could be bad...

If it is, read some of Ben Leybovichs articles on Investing in Multi-Families. 

New article on JustAskBenWhy Blog.  

Meanwhile, this NYTimes article from last week (7/5/16) is a credible indicator of the local vitality and attractive growth trends in Asbury Park.iFunding recognizes that the Sponsor is past-due on interest payments, has communicated with the Sponsor, and is poised to act when/if necessary while the Sponsor pursues the most favorable terms from a new JV equity partner.

(Effective January 1, 2015) (Adds Article VII, Section 25(B)(3)Proposed Amendment No. 13Act 872 of the 2014 Regular SessionDo you support an amendment to authorize the governing authority of the city of New Orleans to sell at a price fixed by the legislature property located in the Lower Ninth Ward of the city of New Orleans?

Many of her articles on the BP blog are pretty helpful for those looking to start out wholesaling.