There are a ton of good articles on the Bigger Pockets Blog about raising money if you haven't checked that out yet.

There is the blog, podcasts and of course this forum.

Are there good books or blogs on the subject?

We didn't inspect much as time went on, just made repairs when he called.After he moved out with only 5 days notice, we discovered that he and his family had caused $7K in damages.

For example, They could have found an underground storage tank (for oil heating - a big issue up this way) or discovered soil contamination and the seller offered a reduction in the purchase price because of it.

Work on building up a buyers list and you can wholesale without money out of your pocket.There's lots of blogs and podcasts on here about how to wholesale.

Podcasts and blogs are great to get started.

I looked a few days ago at a foreclosure list in my area and discovered that the house was listed.

I spent all day yesterday reading articles and blog posts on biggerpockets and other websites from the 50% rule to taxes to landlording, and am amazed at how little I know and how much there is to know.I am planning on being in Boston for 1-2 years at least and am looking for a place to be a short-term residence that is close to work, etc, rather than as a rental property.

I think it was a blog page that didn't say much, but provided links to several analysis rules.