Did a lot of reading here and I plan to start off small to slowly get some real day to day experience as landlord.Thanks for the kind reply and the resource here is just great, for sure I will ask help when time comes.

A mentor or partner can help with the experience level of investing.Investors build a team such as agents, managers, contractors, financial bankers, and such to use the education, skills and resources of other professionals.Real estate investment is a process and there are many options.

Your contributions are a great resource for newbies such as myself.

http://www.unitedcountry.com/resources/buyers/downloads/PropertySearchChecklist_2.pdf

Some of you pro's that have done this before please guide me so I can present it to him and we can move forward.

Although I'm only into the first few chapters, it seems like an excellent resource.

Certainly, there have been a lot of incidents in the recent past where bad brokers stuck people in bad loans because they generated a bigger commission.Like David, I STRONGLY recommend you find someone you truly trust who can guide you through this transaction.

We've got a page with a bunch of the tenant screening resources at:http://www.biggerpockets.com/tenant-screening.htmlIf there are others that we're missing, let us know and we'll add them.

However, they are going to be very stringent on making sure funding is available as advertised by the buyer.This morning one lender notified a Field Guide member they will require the funds needed to close a short sale be deposited with them within 24 hours of the deal being negotiated.

Brokers who research local banks nationwide are still a great resource for investors.