But as I read everyone's horrible sob stories, when I'm done wiping the tears from my face, I think that they'd be better off dealing with a landlord directly because they won't clear anyone’s application process around here.Of course then I think about the BP community and I say there's no way in hell most BP landlords would let these people stay in their homes.

I'm going to say that it depends what your goals are in seeking education.Cruising these forums, you'll see stories where people lost money because of what didn't know or didn't know to watch out for.At the same time, you'll find a pervasive and powerful bias against paid education.You'll want to decide for yourself which is the greatest expense: losing money on a deal (may or may not be deductible) or paying for education to help prevent losing money on your deals (deductible as a professional development expense).

I have been watching Auction.com, there are a lot of REO's on that website many with large mortgages unpaid leading to Sheriff sale.

I've been watching the real estate values climb and climb over the past couple of years and it's gotten to the point where I am getting a little concerned.

But, I do know that I don't have a job and you do... kinda makes you think, I hope :) lolYou're up.Whenever this topic comes up, I can't help but think of Dan Pink and his well-watched animated video about what motivates us (https://www.youtube.com/watch?

It's FREE and a lot of people, including tenants searching for a home, come through this site to find what they're looking forScreen and select qualified tenantHost an open house personallyHave application forms ready with requirements, what's going to happen in the screening process, and the qualities you expect from your tenantsAvoid fair housing problemsLease-Up the tenantSet and collect the rentImplement day-to-day operationsHave a handyman you can trust and who will get the job done in a timely mannerGet things done in order to keep your business running smoothly (rent, taxes, mortgage, maintenance, etc.)Know how to renew leases AND how to deliver termination letters and deal with evictionIf they're a good tenant and you're a great landlord, your tenants will have no problem renewing a new lease period with youIf they're not a good tenant and start missing payments and etc use your current relationship with them to reason out a solution.

@Mike Alder  good luck I grew up in the business.. must watch movie for any land man is Glenn Garry Glen ross... you will see how all these lots you want to buy were created in the first place.land game dates back to just after the turn of the century  ( not 2000) when promoters went through the US creating mega subdivisions prior to any state or federal land development rules.. so you have all these old tracks and the parcels have been traded for 100 plus years.. lost at tax sale bought by someone like you or my dad.. resold on terms  those folks default or lose to tax's and the cycle repeats.Florida created massive subdivisions to attract residence's since no one wanted to live in swamps and such.. think Le High and Coral Gables..  

I had never watched him play before my team go hot this year. 

I'm looking forward to watching your progress as well.

You should watch September 14, 2015 webinar titled How to Analyze A Fix And Flip Deal (And Avoid Getting Burned), which was led by @Bandon Turner.