Podcasts, blog articles, and posting.

Oh - and here are my favorite articles on Wholesaling:9 Reasons You Couldn’t Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale DealDon’t Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and FlipperHow to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldSeeya around!

I've been reading some of the excellent discussions and articles over the past month; and I figured it was about time I introduced myself.I am Anthony, and I am looking forward to my first investment property.

I believe that there is a BP article on like 100 ways to make money in real estate, you can focus on the ones that interest you to narrow it down.Do you know which area of real estate you want to focus on?

Calculate the population change for different age ranges using the population age data for the most current year and the five previous yearsThe increase or decrease of the proportion of people in specific age ranges will dictate the property types that will be in the most demand.Job DiversityCensus.gov under the “Selected Economic Characteristics” tableDetermine whether a specific industry is responsible for a large percentage of jobs or not.Best Case:A market with outstanding job diversity will have no single industry that employs more than 25% of the employed population20% is e even betterDecent Case:If one single industry does employ more than 25% of the employed population, it’s one you trust the future of.This is determined by:Looking at the top employers or businesses and your research (talking to locals, reading local articles)Top Employers and BusinessesFind this information by Googling “CITY NAME + TOP EMPLOYERS)Determine the top 10 employers in the marketIf a certain industry is dominant in a market, analyzing the top employers and businesses allows you to determine whether the majority of those jobs are provided by one or two companies, or whether the risk is spread across multiple companies.This will allow you to track any developments within that company (are they creating a new facility, or cutting jobs?)

They are both great at learning the fundamentals.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessOh - and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

The youtube channel, the podcasts, the forums, and the articles have really helped me in taking this first step toward turning my dreams into a reality. 

Lot's of article marketing.

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.

Read many articles from BP and learning a lot. :)