Beginning Real Estate Investor in Alaska

[Curtis Johnson]

I am just starting to look into real estate investing.  Currently living in Alaska but interested in learning about investments in other states as well.  I am in the learning phase of the investment process and expect to be ready to invest within then next 5 years or so.  I am hoping to learn about buy and hold properties as well as flipping properties.  Some areas that I feel weak on at the moment include: how to assemble a winning team, should I set up a business or do invest independently, how to find properties to review, and the best way to manage properties from a distance.  I am looking forward to learning more as I continue to visit this and other sites.  My long term goals are to have real estate investing be a secondary income source to my retirement savings.