And then transitioning my portfolio towards the commercial sector.  

@Sonya B.Couple good reads 9 Reasons You Couldn't Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale Deal Don't Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and Flipper How to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldUltimate Guide to wholesalinghttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/31/ultimate-beginners-guide-real-estate-wholesaling-2/Two Great reads, I bought both J.

I'm an educator from NYC with a family in tow looking to produce a little extra income (alright, ...maybe a lot extra) during my off time, and I've been browsing around the forums and blogs.

I've been fortunate enough to meet some really real estate educated individuals through meetUp and would be very thankful to meet more either like-minded individuals looking to grow or those who would like to share strategies/help guide me in the process.Biggest hope is to understand how to efficiently assess a properties value/cash flow capabilities and negotiate with the best of them.

Getting educated would be the best way to start.

The median house price within a one mile radius is $220,000, 79% marriage rate, and 40% of the population within a mile is college educated!

Just look at posts on this site; someone asks about such and such a rip-off artist guru and suddenly there are great posts touting the quality of the education by people with... 1 post.Here is a turnkey review for you; buckle your seat belt tight because you're about to get taken for a ride.

Talk to you local First American title company and they can educate you on this.

Best/first thing to do is get educated.

I have never purchased property but I have been going through the education process like crazy.