Another good resource is the lexisnexis community crime map website.

Hello, I just finished closing on my HELOC and was told by a coworker about a website called Roofstock.

This particular property is on an auction website, and it appears that the only way I can get inside the property is with the representation of a licensed agent.

The property is currently being marketed by a real estate agent on Zillow and other websites for 165k.

Referrals from people who you respect can be very helpful.

Dear BP community,I was wondering, where can I learn more about real estate professional business ethics and conduct (writing the right emails, talking to people of the phone, negotiating, accepted norms and standards, and etc.)Do we have such resource on this website?

Find successful investors that are supportive of your goals and be respectful of those older naysayers.

Glad you joined the best real estate investing website!

Karen, I won't be attending but I can recommend a tip that could save you thousands of dollars: Leave your credit cards at home.Most of the free / low cost seminars give you a few crumbs of information but are mainly sales presentations designed to "upsell" you on more expensive "boot camps" and/or "mentoring programs".They all follow the same classic sales formula, they'll tell you that it normally costs $X (you can even go on their website and see that price) but "today only" or "only for the first N people to sign up" they're putting on a special deal.They'll do the whole "this is how much it would cost individually but here's an incredible package deal" etc.

If you want to study up on your own check out Nolo Press website and books.