As you start this new endeavor, I would highly recommend sitting down with a mortgage/financial professional to come up with a plan to help you achieve your short-term goals that will give you the proceeds and resources to pursue and achieve your long-term goals.

As you start this new endeavor, I would highly recommend sitting down with a mortgage/financial professional to come up with a plan to help you achieve your short-term goals that will give you the proceeds and resources to pursue and achieve your long-term goals.

I've found you can get the best deals because most aren't buying, people are willing to come down on price and banks want energy consuming houses on their books.

There are also some other good resources.

BP is full of resources.

Trying to get family interested in pooling resources has been difficult -- since we are primarily focusing on CASH purchase ONLY.We currently own two properties (both fully rented) and would like to purchase additional rental properties in/near major universities in New Orleans, LA. 

There are plenty of resource you can find under Learn from how to's, blogs from our experts and podcasts. 

Combine your business experience with Bigger Pockets various resources: ebooks, blogs, forums, podcasts, webinars, keyword alerts, an awards system, a learn section, colleagues, informative people in many fields of real estate, and more.Consider spending 30 minutes for 30 consecutive days on Bigger Pockets.

At the end I concluded exactly what Troy did:  Not a good use of my time and energy. 

It’s a great way to run numbers and learn about the different calculations, especially when you’re on the go.I am not affiliated with the company that developed the app, I just think it’s a great resource and wanted to share.