This BP post http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/46397-proper-contract-assignment-technique (the long Jaremy Moritz post half way down) explains the process in detail.

You need to be more creative in obtaining the deals (going after the off-market stuff via good marketing techniques as opposed to trying to by stuff off the MLS), and you need to be willing to look at a lot of deals before you're likely to find a good one, but with patience, diligence and hard work, the deals are still out there.

The key is buy a home or multi unit in a hood good enough that your know its going to be safe for you to collect rents and ect.

I would just be careful and go by fair housing laws and you should be pretty safe.

If the borrower has a history of rehabbing and re-selling then (s)he is probably a safe bet.

During my most recent search I came across this, "Eliminating the Prohibition Against General Solicitation and General Advertising in Rule 506 and Rule 144A Offerings" I found it here, the link is work and family safe. http://www.sec.gov/info/smallbus/sbpend.shtmlWould this loosen the reins quite a bit on soliciting investors?

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Then I received a text calling me an @sshole and threatening to throw rocks through the rental's windows.Just to be safe I called the county sheriff to report it, although they said there's nothing they can do.

If you have an LLC or other entity and the educational materials were paid for by that entity I think that would be a safe deduction.

It's just a lot trickier knowing the safe areas of center.