My goal is to get as much preliminary knowledge as I can just to be confident enough to land that first deal on my own which is why I'm asking as many questions as I can think of right now because when an opportunity comes my way, you're right, I won't have time to run through biggerpockets, but I wouldn't have asked all the preliminary questions first to get me to the point where I need to be.Honestly, from my perspective, this is the most informative site for real estate investing and I love it because its full of information and more important to me right now ...

So it all worked out great.The bottom line is, you would never want to buy income property that is negative cash flow unless you plan on making it your home (or your extremely confident in a highly appreciating area).

Colin - Thanks for confiding in the members of our site as to your situation.

I stated in a few post were I had to sell a property because I accepted a job traveling.

The one had told me that it was not a money maker but that he didn't have to pack a bag when he traveled, and that he got lot of use out of it.

Bought books tapes when to seminars..you name it I did it however I was 20 yrs old at the time and did not have the confidence to go out and make deals happen..

I travel and my calls follow me2.

Geoffrey ,Every time you look for a deal now you will be much more confident about the fact that it can be done.Enjoy the moment.

You'd never believe the power of confident asking.

Maybe you need to travel a bit but you do not have to leave the state.Have you had a look at the low prices areas of Baltimore?