@Bryan Elkus I've been to one MeetUp of the Ann Arbor Real Estate Investors Club and then my schedule got crazy and I haven't attended another.Do you know of any other groups?

I have listened to 15 or so podcasts, read a bunch on the forums, and have attended 1 expo for REI.

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing, vacation rentals or military housing.

Let me start out by saying that I am very new to real estate, I have been a member of BiggerPockets for about a week and I am planning on attending the BiggerPockets meetup in Irving this month.So, I have been listening to the podcasts like crazy and they are crammed full of great advice it's unreal.

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

I would also suggest attending the local REIA meeting to begin networking and understanding the market especially if you are new to the area.

And you get the benefit of having 50 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.Two Great reads, I bought both J.

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

I hear from those attending that this has driven average returns on tax liens to 6-9%, but that's for financial institutions with scale that can hire cheap labor to visit every site (which is a must to ensure the property is in good shape), go to the local assessor's office and look up all the liens, hold onto the lien for several years, administer the ongoing payments and any foreclosure proceedings, and run pretty sophisticated spreadsheets that estimate whether you're going to get 6% or 8% return, based on economic forecasts, etc.