If you are looking for cash flow and are ok with low (if any) appreciation, you might want to look at places like Cleveland, Ohio - there are several brokers here on BP that help with turnkey solutions in that market.As far as your questions about research, analysis, and selecting a property manager, I found The ABCs of Real Estate Investing to be a great resource for that.

And you get the benefit of having over 100 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

And you get the benefit of having over 100 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

Some interesting stats (and signs of a very strong real estate market) in this report published by the Pinellas Realtor Organization.I'm definitely seeing a very strong seller's market in St Pete, at all price points, as both an investor and Realtor.Thoughts?

To determine the market resale value, utilize Craigslist, Land Watch, Land and Farm, EBay, Zillow, and/or any other other online resource to collect comps for vacant properties of similar size in nearby areas.

One thing I have thought on a similar project is have the seller carry the land (assuming it has been published for a year or so), with a contingency of you putting money in subdividing the lot then selling each lot one year at a time, after the first year of subdividing and paperworks, etc.

Fannie Mae published the 'rules' for how banks sell to them in their Selling Guide.

Fill in the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

There are plenty more resources you can find under Education from how to's, blogs from our experts and podcasts.

This is the modern way of marketing that works on folks ago <45-50 who have the internet/Reddit/BP as resources.