I've been studying real estate (from the book perspective) for years and even have a finance degree with a real estate track.

In any event, if you're fairly new to BP and there's a lot to discover here, rules aside.

@Casey McgoffHi Casey,IMO, I would study the different niches of investing, rather than investing, itself.

I will be studying the beginners guide and will continue to read as you all have suggested.

If they choose not to, and damage is discovered later, we would have the vendor make the repair.

As a property evaluatorDriving and studying the market pricesSee the prices & maybe ads just at looking at the propertyAs a camera & video (Duhhhh!)

I feel fortunate to have discovered this resource so early in my research.Since I'm going to start while maintaining a full-time job, I'm thinking wholesaling is the way to go to jump in, continue to learn the business, create a market presence, and build a local network.

Hi ive been studying a great deal and I'm finally ready to get out there.

When I was studying the financial aspects of real estate, I determined that that had the greatest potential for long term consistent growth with the least amount of input (time/miles) over an investing career.

They study it with far greater precision than anyone else.