Somewhere along the way, Detroit became our national ashtray, a safe place for everyone to stub out the butt of their jokes.Every American should be sickened by the news that Detroit is bankrupt.

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.This is also a great place to meet people that can be assets to your business.

It's great for getting into local conversations.Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessSee you around the site!

Don't miss The BiggerPockets Podcast - they are great for learning how others are finding success.By the way - here are my favorite articles on Wholesaling: 9 Reasons You Couldn’t Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale DealDon’t Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and FlipperHow to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldOh - and be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts- especially for "Birmingham" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!

@Jay Hinrichs Interesting post - I think you've given me topic for next week's article :)A few things.I do not pay any attention to these rules - like you I didn't know about any of them prior to BP.  

I actually just wrote an article on this for my blog.

There are several articles here that make mention of real estate development resources and people who are member here on Bigger Pockets who have more knowledge and information than myselfhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/r...Have a great day

The good news is, the best way to learn is from mistakes!

Several big companies like that in DFW area.   2012-c was owned by Silver Bay.https://www.housingwire.com/articles/39386-massive-single-family-rental-merger-tricon-capital-to-acquire-silver-bay-realty-trust-for-14-billionMany of these had hundreds if not thousands of houses in DFW. 

Also - here's a couple articles you might enjoy:The 21 Best Real Estate Investing Books Ever How to Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step GuideHow to Be a Landlord: Ten Tips for SuccessSeeya around!