The books are very well known and often the first step in opening up your mind to the concepts.

Welcome Mark,You have taken a great first step in joining BP.

We are looking to network, and from what I understand so far, building the foundation to our business is the first step!

When you're doing something like this for the first few times I think it's monumentally important to get a very experienced contractor that knows exactly what he's doing every step of the way.

There may be a way to work it out if that's what you want, but the first step is to address the issue with the tenant and point out the violation.

Wholesaling might be easy money to some, but believe me, it has proven to be a business I need to know before trotting into it!

I'm starting a yellow letter campaign and tend to be thorough in asking every question so I know the edges of the process which includes putting houses under contract with occupant sellers, a new step for me.But I disagree with your comment (above my question) suggesting that you shouldn't put a house under contract if you aren't sure you can sell it...

The education happens at every step, getting money, choosing a property, networking locally, finding contractors and finding good tenants.

I have a 2 family very close to downtown Springfield for 7 yrs or so , a good friend has 2 duplexes and triple decker. so I know the area and if you want an uphill battle Springfield is the place to goWhen looking at any area the local economy and infrastructure should be considered (especially for a buy and hold) , and I quote Ann "perpetual state of recession" no one seems to ever have consistent cash flow .There are areas but you want to be very familiar with these areas and even there can be rough one way or the otherjust my two centsI have some interest in the area because I know it somewhat but Worcester is definite step up and has my eye

Thanks Vanessa & BillI think my of my first steps is to find a local Broker who has been in the business for a while and who is a real estate investors locally.