Not sure what's going on but it doesn't matter now.News Alert-I called the tax office and found out the taxes have not been paid in over 2 years and there are tax certificates on it.I may have to look at *taxes* as my line of sight to do the elimination round early.LOL Yeah @Brent Coombsis that hilarious or what.

They are both great at learning the fundamentals.I highly suggest that you take a look at - The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate WholesalingOh - and if you haven't yet- be sure to setup some "Keyword Alerts."

Because when you drop price all the automatic alerts activate.

If you live in the property then you get to homestead which reduces an amount from the assessed value, thereby, reducing your tax payment.

I also suggest seeing if you can find folks who have recently (last year) started investing in that niche (based on their posts) and reach out to them about their learning / what helped / worked etc.Don't forget to use the key word alerts feature of BP once you narrow down your focus.You might search BP for "meet ups" in your area and attend one to make local contacts.I hope these ideas help.Karl

You may want to set up some “keyword alerts” to notify the topics that interest you the most.Wishing you the best!

Make sure to set up some keyword alerts to keep informed on topics you are interested in.  

http://www.biggerpockets.com/meetAlso, be sure to set up “keyword alerts” to notify the topics that interest you. 

Read the beginner's guide, listened to podcasts whenever I can, watched videos, read forum posts, visited the blog, became a Pro member, set up keyword alerts, and now, my first forum post.

Oh - and be sure to set up some keyword alerts - especially for "Oakland" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!