As far as my education goes I actually went to school for web development several years ago, and somehow fell into Real Estate which is wonderful.

thanks guys......i must say that i have been to and on countless investing sites and forums..and by far biggerpockets exceeds my expectations and all others on the web.....just from browsing i sense biggerpockets has a somewhat REI family feel...where everyone wants to help and encourage anyone and everyone to excel in REI....I love it...Keep up the good work guys......I will definetly be sticking around.

In southern areas, the nasty black mold can be particularly difficult to abate.Just do some web research on mold abatement, there is a TON of info out there on dealing with the problem.

There are various types that will publish content in different places on the web.

Your student rental population is gonna be web savvy so we market on Craigs List and in the local university lists.

Not sure what that's called in FL, but you should be able to google up the official state web site and go from there.

There are a lot of great resources on the web - but the folks here are willing to go out of their way to explain - or debate - with you.

The number listed on the foreclosure web site may be just the amount owed by the specific lien that's foreclosing.

Asking Price: $54,9003BR / 1BA, 1,000 sq ft, built 1966.Rent: $750/moFinancing / P&IPurchase Price (ultra-conservative): $54,90020% down: $10,98080% financed at 5.00% over 30 years - P&I: $235/moExpenses10% Vacancy: $75/mo10% Prop Mgmt: $75/mo10% Maint Reserves: $75/moTaxes: $81/mo (based on assessed value ~$30K higher than purchase price)Insurance: $60/mo (estimated)Advertising: $8/mo (will mostly use free web-based media)Total Expenses: $374/moCashflow to the face: ~$141/mo.Looks good to me.

I discovered the Homepath loan on the Fannie Mae "Homepath" web-site (http://www.homepath.com/?