I've read a book called "Beginner's Guide to Building Wealth Buying Houses" that advocates by homes and the doing the lease option path with them.

I am increasingly impressed (and overwhelmed) by the knowledge and passion found in the guides and forums.I am looking to be a buy and hold for rental income investor.

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and The BiggerPockets Podcast.

Dianna Salinas I don't do any GSE loans (all via commercial lender) but the "rules" are all spelled out in the Fannie Mae Selling Guide.

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Well i have already been reading the investment guide and bought "The book on estimating rehab costs" and loving the information.

Hi BP,I'm new to REI and looking to build my team per the Ultimate Guide.

Make sure you download their Ultimate begineers guide (even though it says it is a benginners guide, there are alot of good tips for semii experienced investors as well) as listne to as many podacasts as you can .ken

Check out the resources below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.