I spent my summers painting and cleaning apartments - we lived in a college town, so there was alot of turnover in the summer months.

Don't overestimate your level at this point.

Its a good read and will essentially give you a crash course on one of the main staples of a wholesalers business which is finding buyers for properties you put under contract.In fact, the entire wholesaling forum would be of great educational value to you if you are a newbie.IMHO @ a very high level your wholesaling business should look like this...1) Market for wholesale properties.

I take pride in my career as a film editor, but there is no way I’m going to be comfortable with some random guy off the street jumping in the game with a camera and a computer taking a $199 seminar on video production thinking he can jump in at my level with my years of experience and hard work.

During development our contractor put a lot of dirt to level the lot.

I am currently in college, but I am hoping to go full time into landlording after graduation in a year.

That is definitely a bad area, that is a very low income area with crime and prostitution.If you are interested in buy and hold, I would suggest LIthonia, Austell, College Park, Decatur, Stone Mountain, and most of Gwinnett County.

Hey all,I've been reading and listening to books for so long on real estate investing and now that a possible house is here I feel like I've forgotten everything that I have learned...My dad sent me to a link for a US Bank owned home in my town. 3 bed, 2 bath, near the college. $97K and it would rent for around 1100-1200.

For a full set of house plans, I'd expect to pay $4000-8000 depending on size, detail level, and how many hoops the architect has to jump through to satisfy zoning, etc.

Following are different levels of investors I read in a book by Robert Kiyosaki: 1.