I live in the Kansas City Metro Area. I've been reading all sorts of books related to flipping houses and how to acquire them. I want to feel comfortable before making the jump. I plan to start my Real Estate Investme...

I hope you are capturing all of those craigslist leads because they will come in handy once you find your motivated seller.I recommend defining your target market and driving those neighborhoods looking for the worst house on the best block.

My background is in Marketing and Sales, however, my formal education is in Criminal Justice and Police Training.  

Repos were driving the market at low prices. 

I will rather leave that to those specially trained and equipped to handle them, while I spend my time on the things that matter most to me….my family, friends and leisure: this is my target.Let’s talk about the investor briefly:According to http://www.investorwords.com/2630/investor.html#ixzz3lvQW5IZP, an investor is an individual who commits money to investment products with the expectation of financial returns.His primary objectives are the returns from his investment.

But if you "drive for dollars" or market for motivated Sellers yourself, your odds of coming across potentially profitable deals significantly increase.

I can tell you I'd rather be able to drive to my property and check it out occasionally (assuming you're outsourcing management) rather than flying to Cleveland.

It took a lot of what I call “Brain Training.”I set about on a very systematic process ‘retrain my brain‘ – to start to associate new thought patterns that replaced old beliefs that no longer served me.

The comps are driving the cost. 

Advertising in BP Marketplace will drive inquiries.