Another very important part of real estate investing is networking.You can meet like minded people at local real estate investing associations, through forums like bigger pockets and through other social media outlets.  

Integrity is everything if you are trying to make this your business/career.

Social Media- Search on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc for cash buyers in your city.

At my age, all of my peers are spending large amounts of time on social media weather it be Facebook, instagram etc.

Jaden, some areas of Inglewood appreciated 15-20% last year; the media attributes the price jump to the Rams moving, but the development surrounding the stadium, the metro project, and the Forum redevelopment have all contributed to record growth before the team inked in the deal.  

I am on this site reading more then and other social media.

Our users also like that we are integrated with realtor.com and rent.com - 2 other great websites that you should look into.

Dollars to doughnuts, the ones "getting started" who ask the basic questions (like "what contract do I use") here in the Forum have contacted those authors, been told they had to buy something, and decide to get free consulting here on the Forum instead.This is not a rail against the authors of those media materials. 

As for the crime, it's hard to tell exactly based on what the media says.

Everyone would be wise to go to the source: CLICK HEREThe media is blowing this out of proportion, as are most people in the field of property management and Landlording.