Screening your tenants properly is the best way to hedge your risk of having troublesome tenants (see the BP blog post, which is gospel) and carrying ample insurance in case someone gets hurt on your property is equally important.We currently use LLCs (no trusts) for our rentals and each rehab/new construction project.  

I totally agree that a person really needs to know what they are getting themselves into when they think about becoming a wholesaler--you should write a blog about what we should ask gurus...haha Those guys are for the birds.

Heres a good blog post that sums it up:

I have also reviewed several books about poverty on my personal BP blog site that you may want to check out.If you go this route, you should plan on no appreciation, just selling them for what you put into them.  

.)- Listened to 102 total BP podcasts (slowly working my way through them all)- Read UBG to wholesaling and several other forum threads / blog posts (Jerry / Michael Quarles are favorite two resources so far)Things I still need to do:- Send out first batch of letters- Finish website- As deals come in, find ways to automate / streamline lead sourcing and tracking- Improve ability to estimate rehab costs (my two rental properties were bought out of REO and cash flow nicely but needed <$5k of rehab each, so have not experience a  major reno yet)- Practice call script, objection handling etc.. to be better prepared for speaking with potential sellersI would greatly appreciate any insights from the seasoned vets out there.

As a newbie, I also did like you, the same habit of reading forum posts,blogs, podcasts, webinars, books on finance before getting to bed and right after breakfast.

@Stephen DavenportBP is full of useful resources such as forums and blogs.

@Shayna HowardBP is full of useful resources such as forums and blogs.

Here are some other books not in your list...many have not seen them...http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3/blog_posts/45...Do not read those books unless you want private money and impress your sellers! 

You will find resources here from blogs to pod casts and forums.