Thanks to everyone who helped answer my questions along the way and to the BP folks who share knowledge and continue to motivate through podcasts and articles.  

I spent a lot of time online reading articles, attended some note conferences and asked a lot of how-and-why questions here on BP.

Hello everyone,I recently read an article that suggests investing in real estate markets of growing cities such as Houston, Denver, Orlando, etc.

They are both great at learning the fundamentals.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 SuccessOh - and if you haven't yet- be sure to setup some "Keyword Alerts."

This article just came out.http://therealdeal.com/blog/2015/08/30/the-chinese...What are people's thoughts?

@Vincent Ames, Scott Trench wrote an awesome article for the BiggerPockets Blog about finding a mentor.

I have read articles and discussions before creating a profile, liked what I saw and the amount of knowledge on every aspect of investing so I decided to create a profile.

HOA restrictions uncovered after offer)I found 2-5 at the link below...http://www.proapod.com/Articles/subject-to-clauses...

This seems to be very true, and consistent in many articles I have read.

Welcome Eli - poke around bigger pockets - there is a ton of useful articles and podcasts about any area of real estate that interests you.