I might even take a gamble and tell them that I will give them $500 discount if they wait for a day.

Schedule a tour of a renovated house with a Realtor®, just to see what your potential competition looks like.You don't want to be the first house flip in the neighborhood—that's a gamble that may not pay off.

It's my favorite alongside Rich Dad Poor Dad.

Then ask for their favorite mortgage person, building contractor, handyman, manager, realtor, etc, and call them.The Guru hype is fine.

Whats your favorite audio book?

Rick, you and I can not control a stock market, it is more of a gamble... when you invest in stocks you hope and pray it will go up...

I would like to know your favorite background/credit check service provider for screening tenants.

This just happens to be my favorite.  

Brandon has assembled a very fine list at www.biggerpockets.com/booksI haven't had the chance to read all of them yet, but so far my favorites are "The ABC's of Real Estate Investing" by Ken McElroy (one of the Rich Dad Poor Dad advisors) and "What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow ..." by Frank Gallinelli. 

Hey, everyone! Happy new year! My goal is to flip 5 houses in 2017 and I'm in the Chicagoland market. My question for all the investors in the Chicagoland area where do you like to flip? Can't wait to see where you gu...