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

Check out the Beginner's Guide and the Podcasts.

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

I pay for mentorship, but usually if the person has a good online presence where I can see all of their items before seeing if they can guide.

Or guide me to some resources here on BP.

Below summary some BP resources.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.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

There's BPs Ultimate Beginner's guide there and a link to the Podcasts and Blogs.

It would more fit our strengths of tour guide types than full blown hospitality types.This would be close to downtown Seattle, and I’m wondering if there is really enough of a market.

(c) Of course, ALWAYS focus on the ROI (return-on-investment) to determine if the effort and time are worth the work.By no means is this a complete guide, however I hope it gives you focal points to work with in making your choices.

I think a great way to begin using BP is to read the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing as Josh and Brandon did a great job with it.And now that you're here we'd love to see you be an active member of the BP community so be sure to set up Keywords Alerts for your local area such as "North Plainfield" or "duplex" if you're looking to find potential opportunities for investing, education in a subject, or other members in your area.