This year, I've decided mostly to focus on flipping houses because I don't think I'm ready to get involved with landlording or hiring property managers, etc.I just joined my local REIA Tampa Bay chapter and will begin attending meetings, but I'm hoping to learn more about certain things online as well, things I've been having trouble narrowing down in the forums.I'm wondering about:•How hard money lenders work, and how you communicate with/propose deals that a person in that position.

I have the money to pay it down to 80% I just do not want to put it into my primary resident becuase ideally my goal for 2014 is to purchase my first inbvestment property.

I had the higheast bid on a online action through Hudson & Marshall.

Ideally she would pony up the new SD and you would return the apartment SD per your state laws.

@Ollie Gray IV - ideally, if you can secure a low interest, fixed APR, loan on a property in a good area - you will never sell it...

After graduating from college a year ago I've been learning the ropes of real estate investing through this site, through various books (Rich Dad Poor Dad series especially) and some freelance work.As good as the books and online material out there are, I'm looking to work for an investor so I can learn the nitty gritty of the business and get started investing myself.

I also see paperless billing, and the ability to do almost anything online-- in 75% of the states I invest in.

That is a great set of scenarios and ideally a rehab to buy and hold is the goal.

And ideally, finding out information about the income distribution of the county and other areas.

While I'm not interested in working as an agent, I have decided to take an online course to get my salesperson license, then hopefully find a broker willing to hang my license.