You can also sit outside the big box stores early in the morning, watch for trucks with the trades you need, get their info.

'struggle' is a perpetual state of life https://www.youtube.com/watch?

@Ned Carey,Although, as you know if you watched the video, it's not a scam.

They get no compensation for it - they volunteer to take time out of their business to record classes we can watch on-line as many times as we like: no 3-day "bootcamps" or week-long seminars.

@Josh Rogers when I watched Craig's List in Wyoming there was a handyman that advertised there for MH rehab.

Just setup automated google alerts to watch latest news, keep in touch with your local broker/agent, and monitor market cycle reports.  

I watched an episode of This Old House where they were refinishing some cabinets with this new product and of course I went looking for the name of it and is spiraled into a whole YouTube watching session.

Yes talking to sellers or their neighbors face to face is very effective at finding referals to deals and homes forsale in the area.A good new person read:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2016/03/0...The secret to being successful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

My wife and I got tired of watching the stock market screw with our retirement, so we took out a HELOC, started and LLC and purchased 3 small apartment units. 

I don't want to micro manage the property, but as I was about to leave, I took a phone call in my car and watched two other people enter the property who are not on the lease, thus confirming the tenant's concern in my opinion.