Since the city finally got it's bankruptcy ruling approved, and the feds have dumped mega bucks into the city, and the city finally has a Mayor (and other leadership) that is actually business minded instead of politically motivated, (all of which is happening simultaneously for a reason), you are seeing a lot of progress on a daily basis...but, the only ones who see it are those with actual "boots on the ground".What everyone else hears is a rehash of the comments from decades of "deserved" criticism.   

Also I find that reading the forum on a daily basis really helps and listening to the podcast, I would suggest podcast 66 Michael blank just because he's in this area and talks about raising money.

I highly recommend it as well as the low or no money down, but I would read the beginners guide first since your not sure what exactly you want to do.There's a lot of information on BP read some of the blogs, come to the forums daily, then WRITE down what you want to do and do it.And I would suggest going to meet up.com and finding some local RE clubs.

Then apply those formulas to properties as they come on the market daily in order to gain a numerical understanding of what you are looking for.  

With daily effort you'll continue moving forward!

I probably would have given up a number of times if it weren't for the daily motivation I was able to get from the forums and blogs. 

There are a lot of Subject Matter Experts in this community that provide valuable information on a daily basis.

I'm dealing with lease option assignments daily and anything said here can help.Thanks BP Community!!

I've was hoping for a reason to cut my teeth in the eviction process, but not quite so soon.     1/8/15 (today) - I get a call from the tenant in the B unit saying her electricity is out in half the apartment and the breaker isn't working. 

Just send me pm with the name, this is something I do on a daily basic at work.