Monica Breckenridge used to be on BP a lot, and she seems very knowledgeable on this subject, maybe she can weigh in.

This is an SFH in a very quiet street and I am targeting family who valuate the good school district and may forgive other disadvantages of the house.

Then when the time comes I have money for down payments and mortgage payments.From what I have been seeing is instead of banking up that 200-300k taking about 5 years to get there, I can just soak up a bunch of knowledge and experience for a year or two and get money from the bank and rent out houses and flip them, which would save me from working my but off in sales just for that 60-100k job.I currently have 0 debt and about 2 years of credit history, 750 credit score, and 5k saved up at the moment, I had to pay for 2 years of college that sort of took most of the money I have been making.I have been reading articles online and such but my question is, what kind of books/podcasts should I be reading or listending to in order to broaden my horizon on REI and renting out RE?

Like everyone else has said, this is the best resource for building knowledge on Real Estate investing.I'm an investor in Northern VA, in Prince William county.

I'm certainly not there yet, but love success stories, and every piece of knowledge helps structure future deals.So full-time investors, could you tell us how you did it?

Get the names of investors (or their LLCs) that own more than 10 houses and search the county's real property records (not the appraisal district for taxes) under their name and find the bank that filed the deed of trust for their properties.

Get a knowledgeable real estate agent near you to set you up with turn-key properties and a property management company.

BP seems like a great place to start a solid foundation and a great oppotunity to gain knowledge from experienced investors.

To do that, you will need knowledge, expertise, a track record of success and a good name, otherwise, you're sunk.Now, as to a mortgage or loan broker.

Talk to a knowledgable FHA loan officer.