Hey All,I'm new at the flipping game and need advice on estimating rehab costs with REOs.  

If you're interested in purchasing your first property but you're worried about the bubble then you have 2 choices:Stay out of the game because you won't be able to sleep @ night, worrying about whether the property you just purchased is going to loose all it's value tomorrowDevelop a strategy to purchase distressed properties.  

https://www.facebook.com/mitcheldurfee/videos/1015...I committed to purchasing 1 million in real estate assets and now I need some help and guidance! 

We found an agent (family friend, which was a bad idea) and had our agent and some family member go look at properties for us, they would glide us videos of the properties so we could see them.

Reading on here, podcasts, videos, REIA meet ups.  

I know the game well as this is not the only company that performs these deeds, but as I stated, their employees  are taught to use any of the forms of persuasion to sell the sucker (I mean customer).I hope you have not paid for anything yet, if you gave, get your money back now!!!

They're also going to want you to have skin in the game. 

I was recently watching a youtube video where a man claimed that statistics showed that 85% of good deals real estate deals came from personal or individual references, due to having buisness popularity or a great network.

Ok, now that you have taken your initial step, below are some quick links to get engaged.You mentioned an interest in wholesaling and as such I added the below linkhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/31/ultimate-beginners-guide-real-estate-wholesaling-2/ (Ultimate beginners guide to wholesaling) http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/ruleshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/inviteshttps://www.udemy.com/biggerpockets-real-estate-investing-course/ (video with 64 lectures and approx 6hrs of material)https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing (Ultimate beginner's guide to REI)REI can be very daunting, but, before you go searching for that 1st buy, please take a few minutes to bone up on the tips in link below.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/19/real-estate-investing-success-smart-tips/REI books suggested by BPershttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/11/13/7-real-estate-books-beginner-investors/ (7 absolute must read books for beginner REI)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/?

Hey Shawn I'm pretty new to the real estate game too.