It begins with identifying your ultimate 'why'.

For example, many times when you wholesale you might be wholesaling to buy-and-hold investors - it will help you identify good properties for them, and talk to them, if you have a little landlording under your belt too.And I mentioned it in the other post but can't help repeating myself, consider going to a local real estate group such as RIREIG in RI or Black Diamond REI in southern MA.

You have a lot of good resources here on BP start here http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing , listen to podcasts, a good book for buy and hold is Building Wealth One House at a Time..good book for buy and holdsTip 2# Setup keyword alerts http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/12/19...for your farming areas in northeast OhioTip 3# Seek local investors and meet them for lunch/coffee and expand your network ask other investors how they got started, tips and tricks of the trade Tip 4# Start building your network and ask the local investors recommendations for realtors, bankers, general contractors etc you have to work on creating a teamTip 5# Create a vision and identify a strategy to achieve the vision.

@Eric DeVito  There are different aspects of the scope of work too, e.g. repairs, upgrades, asthetics, etc. a good contractor can help you identify the repair needs but even that has limits.

Here is a typical scope of work for a mold survey/inspection:The mold survey will be conducted to identify visible or readily accessible mold and to test the air for mold.

I believe the proper way to do it from a title perspective is to record a new security instrument which identifies it as an extension of the prior security instrument using a clear reference to the prior instrument.

There is an option on Trulia to "edit home facts" that will allow you to identify yourself as the homeowner and go from there to get the post removed.

Private money is everywhere just identify the pain and offer a better solution.You can also look at a business line of credit companies will give everyone in the LLC with 720+ credit 50-150KPaul

But, the market is so thin you have to really identify the specific configurations of properties and the specific areas that will command rents high enough to produce positive cash flow.  

Have you identified a property that is a potential deal?