I'll do a blog post on it shortly.

@Fiona Lam Welcome to BP, a quick search will give you a ton of information in the forum, bigger pockets blog, and podcast on all the questions you asked.

No need to wait. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/7595/47651-are...2.

So far what's helped other than the blog posts were the podcasts, and their books.

There are plenty of blogs and Podcasts on this website to help you develop a plan.Try to attend the meetup.

I feel like I have adequately prepared myself doing research, reading blogs and I will be attending a REI meet up on the 10th hoping to network with people familiar with the realm of real estate investing and specifically flipping.

Tenants do have their mind made up in advance, but if there a good tenant I try to keep them and the gift card is a gesture not a handcuff or the thing that they couldn't live without.The real question on this blog is "Do you reward your tenants on their lease anniversary, if so what are you doing?"

I've been researching and reading blogs and posts and feel like I know just enough to be dangerous. 

@Bryan WilsonTry looking in the forums and on the blog for "subject to" this is probably the most common way of assuming another person's mortgage.A couple of tips when trying to purchase real estate using sub2:1) Make sure the lender is okay with the transaction.

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