No high-pressure tactics - do what works for you.2) Arlington - "Arlington Real Estate Association" (AREA) http://www.meetup.com/realestate-445/Founded by Dennis Henson, his club meets regularly and appears to offer good introductory training, however IMO, he hosts quite a few too many gurus and pitches these via email heavily.

After about 4 years of placing offers on good deals relentlessly from 2008 in the LA city area, I finally had a break and purchased my 2500sf commercial real estate in 2012.I really wasnt going to wait for a similar amount of period to pass for my next purchase so I went out to my first tax deed auction in October of last year and purchased 10 heavily discounted lots.

I have been marketing heavily since April of this year and have been getting tons of leads.

In general I am heavily in favor of lowering the rent to increase the quality of the tenant.    

Don't forget the need for extended education, that is heavily impacted, gives you the opportunity to step away and always have a place for re-entry.Everyone thinks RE is get rich quick with beach time and easy living.

Welcome to the site MariamaMy team & I are heavily involved in Cleveland.The first thing I would do is read my Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland NeighborhoodsI don't know what price points you are looking at but you should get to know what type of neighborhoods that the homes you are looking into are in.You will run the risk of the properties being vandalized.

Wen you buy out of pools or from brokers, you're basically given the purchase contract, it will be leaning heavily in their favor, you need to go through the representations and warranties made, the details for any repurchase and the seller's ability to repurchase any note found to be un-collectible, but you're probably buying a pig in a poke as is without warranties.

They seem to be marketing heavily but I've never heard of them until now. 

It's economy is heavily impacted by oil, so I'd be cautious about investing in this market in the near future. 

@Daniel Harris While reviews can be helpful as one data point, I suggest you don't rely too heavily on them, but as one data point of many should should gather about the provider/seller.