I'm hearing folks say: "I'll call sellers once I gain more CONFIDENCE!"

I'm looking to reduce the sound between two levels of a townhome, as I rent them separately, but they were built with standard drywall on the ceiling.

By doing so, you'll be able to use accurate assumptions when underwriting deals with strong levels of confidence!

Meetups are the best confidence supplement to books and podcasts in the world.

I'm diving into some of the public county-level Zillow data.

Meetups + books + podcasts are the way to go, but meetups are the most crucial to your confidence level and to know people like you do this every day.I agree with @Nathan Gesner on the heads up, when you say you are new and want help, everyone has a pitch, that's why meetups are so good - most have no pitch, just networking, unless it's run by a hard money lender.I have a couple friends who invest in the Lehigh Valley that I can connect you with when the time comes.

You have to ask lots of questions and make sure you have some level of understanding about cost segregation and not relying 100% on someone else, even though that is what you are paying them for.   

Do you want to buy something more turn-key or are you open to some level of rehab (more than just new carpet and a coat of paint)?

I develop a high level scope of work and then make my own estimates for each item.

He’s been around BP forever so you have confidence he’ll be here tomorrow.