The transaction was difficult, (due to the seller and his agent's lack of responsiveness), but my Realtor was excellent throughout the whole process.  

Excellent stuff and I have learned an unbelievable amount of information soley from listening to those for the short period of time that I've been a member here on BP.Best of luck to you on your journey!

@Steve Rozenberg excellent topic that highlights my complete lack of preparedness.

Life is about the journey.Two excellent points. ...because you want to do it. ...because you want to be good at it. ...because you are good at it. 

Up to now I have been keeping my books in excel and all my properties are in my name with conforming financing.

Excellent schools and excellent potential.

I started listening to Morris Invest and discovered turn key companies however, thanks to great discussions here on BP, I'm starting to lean towards choosing a market and relying on an excellent investment focused real estate agent to help build my team in order to yield higher returns.

I invested with the group before anything but the TIF was available because it's an excellent area for development.

When you find a market that has all three of these factors, you’ll likely be able to find excellent investment opportunities.

This is an excellent way to get your first investment deal and live rent free.