Oh - and here are my favorite articles on Wholesaling:9 Reasons You Couldn’t Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale DealDon’t Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and FlipperHow to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldSee you around the site!

It doesn't happen.It's all about speculation and there was a front page article about this going on in my local paper.

As much as I try, I don't always catch the news.

Don't be afraid to jump in and help answer questions or ask some of your own.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideOh- last thing: Have you setup your "Keyword Alerts" yet?

http://www.justice.gov/usao/id/news/2013/dec/andersonskinner%2012092013.htmlHere is an editorial about it expanding on what went on...http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/12/william-norman-grigg/police-state-justice/

TV news might take an interest in exposing this sort of neighborliness and gov't gone awry ...

According to this recent article from the Economist, 52% of Los Angelenos rent and the vast majority spend well over 30% of their income on rent.

Good article a couple weeks ago on the main blog:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/12/08/cheap-properties-and-war-zones/?

Read a lot more, BP members have talked about these issues in great detail on the forum, blog, and in articles.

I have already learned alot through articles and podcasts and I can't wait to learn more.I am still a bit hesitant to start my real estate venture, because of uncertainties regarding my job.