Not only does BP allow you to network with other investors, it also offers free online courses and videos for you to watch and learn from.

On the other hand I realized that although I have changed the name on the online statement, the mailed statement still says check 302, so I am doing screen grabs or printing into a PDF my online statements so i can remember what the checks were, and also doing screen grabs of the cancelled checks when I think it might be a good idea.

At BP, not only can you network with other investors, you can access all kinds of information including the free online courses and videos on this site.

BP has wonderful information on real estate investing including free online courses and videos for you to watch and learn.

BP has free online videos and courses for you to watch and learn and also has it's own podcast in itunes.

This usually takes a couple of days to do if you send via a mail fulfillment service like click2mail or yellowlettermail.comYou can also then look for the owner's phone number and email address using online services like Whitepages, true caller, callersmart, pipl, thatsthem or a skip tracing service like Intelius or Unlimited Skip Trace.

You can buy decent stuff online for about what a few month's rental on furnishings will cost you (figure about $500/month to rent a 3 piece bedroom set, couch, loveseat, dining set, and a couple of lamps). 

Licensing info for every state is available to the public and in most cases is available online for free.

Obviously you want to be able to have cash reserves in case something goes wrong and that's always easier without making payments to other creditors.

At BP, you can not only network with other real estate investors through the online forums, you can access the free videos and courses on this site!