Truck stops are not exactly known for having great internet so I am not sure if the problem is me or the calculator.

In the past I would take people for their word, and took the listing off of the internet, to only have to put it back again. 

If you haven't seen it yet I would check out the Ultimate free beginners guide. http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing Direct mail was one of my options, by obtaining a ore foreclosure list, as well as bandit signs, and setting up a internet page through realeflow.com or whichever website I see fit, but I have read about the tax lien auctions here in md, also a good way to receive interest on your money, but did u use any bandit signs and where they effective?

There are a couple of guidelines I've found on the internet that some may use which both revolve around price to rent index (or vice versa).One says if annual rent is >9%, you should buy instead of rent.Another one says if purchase price is 15 times or less the monthly rent, it's better to buy.I've incorporated this into a table along with our own % rule metric investors look at.I'm using purchase price of $100k for easy of figuring.  

Consistently request credit increases with the credit card.Assuming you've stayed current on these accounts, ask any company who has billed you (phone, utility, cable & internet) to report your payment history to the credit bureaus.  

Not "dissing" a podcast I haven't heard, but loan compliance is a full time job, the internet isn't that best the best place to find information unless you're on an official site. :) 

They know my name and so they can easily find me on the Internet.  

This was before internet and even property management firms were not as responsive as they seem to be today. 

This was before internet and even property management firms were not as responsive as they seem to be today. 

That can include what some guru type splashes on the internet!