Course/CD's/Seminar/Software FAQ/Top 10??

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Hi All,

What I would love to see/find is a top 10 of the above items (courses, cd's, seminars/software) and even books..That is, for each of these different learning formats, what is the top 10 items agreed to by seasoned and beginner investors alike. What should definitely be avoided and what in particular could really help a newbie (like me) get a jumpstart and get going in real estate investing asap.

Does anyone have any advice on how a newbie like me could get bit of a head start/jump forward with REI using courses/software/cd's? Are there any products out there that could help like this or are they all over expensive and not that useful?

To that end, why is there so many things out there? Why do investors start putting out courses/e-books/cd's/software etc? The cynic in me says that REI is not giving them enough cash flow and they need something else to supplement it...