I was extremely tired by this point of the trip and was nursing my exhausting with some seriously strong hotel lobby coffee.http://www.iloverealestatestories.com/how-to-get-a-first-class-real-estate-education-with-aaron-mazzrillo/After this trip, Andy and I did about $100K in wholesale fees over the next few months working together before deciding to shut it down recently.

They are both mostly blogs with the occasional podcast and are in the extreme early retirement arena. 

Other than the Sentinel and the Mountain Press I haven't found many other options here as many of the records are not online and what are online are extremely difficult to search.We have one property in Pigeon Forge and have been looking for more, but the good buys are usually gone by the time anything hits the MLS.What will you be doing with the properties you find?

This one was remediated extremely well, and we are hopeful.....

There are a few decent agents here on biggerpockets.Some work in Class D- ( high crime ) and extremely old area properties.I personally only look to work with clients who are: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ready, Willing, Able, and Most importantly RealisticGood luck with your investing.

It's only when realizing you rally are not satisfied with the status quo that you get your big boy pants on and go do it. 

The idea is to look for properties that satisfy the criteria for more than one buyer...in case a buyer is not in a position to move on a deal that matches their criteria.I'm not a believer in wasting time or money, so this is the way I wholesale, and I have found it to be very efficient in every way.Joe VilleneuveREcapSystemA2REIC

But this business of "you don't need money or good credit" to become an investor is extremely elusive.

A mortgage is basically a lien against a property that says "this property is mine until you pay me back all the money you borrowed or this note is somehow satisfied". 

Usually a fair deal comes about at the point where neither party is extremely pleased but each party is satisfied.