And as for getting your properties SOLD simple contact the Wholesaler's you have been following and structure a Co - Wholesale deal with them were you split your profits 50/50.How do I know this works when I started Flipping Houses in 2004 I subscribed to the 2 biggest wholesaler's in my marketplace's buyer's list and studied them for about a year while sitting a t my cubicle before I flipped my first couple of deals before I left my J.O.B.

Take your local real estate coarse even if you don't take the test or at least read the book they have to study.

For years I have been reading & studying a lot about real estate & procrastinating to get a deal started.

When someone reads the examples the FBI has successfully and properly prosecuted...No wayyyyy do they do resemble the “case study” in any material way.The link to the FBI web site MHO again... is merely a BS link to add legitimacy to a BS fallacious argument and example.

Depends on what you're trying to learn, so long as you study the areas of RE that I call the basics (which can be rather advanced for most) it may not be applicable for your first deal, but chances are, it will be the difference in making money and not in the long run.

In my state we have about 6 books you have to study for the test.

That's my ultimate goal after building up cash through wholesaling and rehabbing but admittedly, I haven't studied the subject of rentals much.I really do appreciate everyone's advice and I will take it to heart.

I worked for gov-mint contractors for a long time and it does not surprise me at all that there are studies like this...unfortunately!

The potential side income from retail deals would be nice too.Speaking with other agents who started out part time while working a full-time job, there's also the big cost in terms of the time spent studying the materials, preparing for the licensing tests, and continuing education.

Do some study about sandwich leases.