Remember Forbes magazine announced Phoenix as the 4th fastest growing city from 2015 to 2016. 

These are the sources I recommend you read first.Bird Dog is a less official wholesaler with less pay off and headaches; you may want to try your hand at that for a little but perhaps not.Read this first.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/369...Secondhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/why-whole...Perhaps you want to read this last because it can be overwhelminghttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/3...Also Brandon Turner's "The Book On Investing in .... with No(and low) Money Down" has been very helpful for me.

It's your local city officials (along with other city's) that need to step up and flight blight , get these houses faster off the board up stage, so they can be rehabbed or tore down, so homeowners can keep their properties intact without being forced to pay this type of increaseTry a city council meeting to voice your concerns.. good place to start

Thanks for sharing.Now that you are officially an experienced investor (LOL) Would you use that company again?

Look for the announcement next week. 

Be careful, however, officials may have a problem and fine you.

Search the individual name on the clerk of court Official Records site.

He says to analyze 3 per day for practice.I agree with the others about having something at least planned, if not officially in the works for your financing. 

I’m 18 and my current job is my first official job, my other ones were under the table.

I've spent the past year researching, learning, posting LOTS here on the BP forums, listening to countless podcasts and networking with other investors, realtors, wholesalers, contractors, lenders, etc.As of today at 34 years old, without having done a single real estate deal of my own yet, I'm officially onto a new chapter of life and focused on REI full-time.