Well that would depend on a lot of things - your level of skill, the timeframe you have, cash available.

Some books I enjoyed include "The unofficial guide to real estate investing" (Kind of dry though) real estate riches by dolf de roos, and the ABC's of RE investing by ken mcelroyI have an audio CD thing from Robert Shemin which in my opinion is absolutely fantastic - especially with negotiation skills.

My in-laws turned me onto this market some years ago when they were active in REI, but they have since gotten away from REI and focused their energy on day-trading stocks.

Hey I'll trade with you AllCash.......lolI was just in the Austin area and went to SXSW.

Small business lessons from the game such as trading deal cards between players etc will come handy in real life later.As far as Russ Whitney goes, I have never even looked into attending his seminars.His book "Building Wealth: From Rags to Riches Through Real Estate" has IMHO all the information that a beginner in real estate could ever use.

The actual algorithm is a trade secret of Fair Isaac, but the following breakdown approximates the weighted values that compose your score.35% Payment history30% Outstanding debt15% Length of your credit history10% Recent inquiries on your credit report10% Types of credit in useThe "average" credit score for "excellent" credit is 720 or better for most major lenders, such as mortgage lenders.

ResidentSource had the software and website designing skills I wanted.

It's almost impossible because they're way to many skills that you'd have to master, and even then the risk is way way higher than REI.

What I originally hoped to find was a willing mentor who would trade their knowledge for my time in volunteering or birddoging.

i want to start off with out of state duplexes, triplexes or quads for the first 3 or so years. then i would like to start buying apartment complexes or quads locally and eventually trade up to commercial properties and large apartment complexes.