online/home courses for rookies??

Question

Hello everyone,

I just joined this forum a few minutes ago as it was recommended by someone on a Canadian forum very similar to this.
I have been searching on it for about an hour now and there is some excellent information and l hope continue using the search function (and posting) for a long time.

Im a new, want to be investor. Looking mainly at a buy and hold, away from where I live, and hire a property management company.

I have been doing online research for a about a year now, and have read some books as well. I feel like I have a lot of information, but none of it is very linear. I feel I know bits and pieces of everything, but dont have much confidence in one area.

I was just curious to know if anyone can suggest any online courses, or home study courses that someone like myself, who is just starting out, might find useful?

Im mostly looking for info like:
How to pick the right city, town etc?
How to crunch numbers of a specific building to see if it will be profitable?
How to hire the right property manager?
How to build an REI team?
How to screen tenants etc?

I know of one in Canada, but a lot of the info (financing, insurances, etc) are very different than in the US.
Seems like there are hundreds of them out there, but how do I pick a 'good' one?

thanks

Will Barnard · Answer

Welcome to BP Nation Jonathan. You have certainly come to the right place to make contacts and get educated.

As far as home study courses, etc, I believe you are better off spending as many hours right here on BP and engaing in conversations and asking questions. 
You can get advice from a number of seasoned pros here who are more than willing to pass along their knowledge and expertise.

I strongly urge you to read as much as you can in the landlording forums here on BP. THere is already a ton of information on how to evaluate deals and the proper means to performing the right math. You can also get a lot of feedback on long distance ownership and hiring property managers. You may even find answers that will turn you on to an entirely different strategy which may be more suitable for your goals (or maybe not).

Again, welcome to BP and stay active here. You will find that those wgho are on here almost everyday are those who are successful.

Will Barnard

Jonathan H. · Answer

Thanks for the reply!

I just discovered this forum this morning and Ive already spent most of my day on here! haha! What a great site.

Perhaps a couple of books can accompany the info on here?

thanks a million in advance