Besides being inspiring did you get any practical information out of it.

My question is: What do we need to have lined up from a financing perspective and what do those steps look like in order to move quickly on a deal when we find one?   

The big news here is that a class action law suit is going forward against the City of Bedford in the Northern District of Ohio contesting "all homeowners who were forced to endure government searches as a precondition to the sale of their homes are entitled to demand refunds of illegal “Point of Sale” inspection fees".A similar suit has already been adjudicated in the Southern District Courts in favor of prohibiting the practice as a sale requirement.41 communities in Northeast Ohio require some type of POS for title transfer which I'm sure is a source of income the cities don't want to see disappear.

I can’t stop reading up on real estate investing, listening to podcasts, and getting lost in these forums.I think that the smartest first step for me is to try and get a job at some real estate company doing finance.

Happy Thanksgiving BP..Hey guys So I've identified a few properties that I want to take a closer look at and possible put an offer in so that I can rehab it, that's my end goal. So recalling from your guys experiences...

The 1st step is to get pre-approved by a lender.

That was about the forth step in the process.

We just want to take the smartest first step.

When I got tired, I just had to keep moving forward, one step after another and not get discouraged.3.

You need something to protect you against all the eventualities - like another broker stepping in and claiming "procuring cause" for the buyer.I'd talk with your broker and get an attorney to draft that agreement.