I once donated a house to the local fire department for training.

Do they do a good job absolutely otherwise I'd find one that did, but I did have some training to do when we started out.

Marie Poe or Rick Harmon come in and show that I'm merely a young Jedi Knight in training at this let me start from the beginning.

I've already completed a training course on wholesaling and foreclosures.The plan is to first wholesale as all our cash is tied up overseas (we are selling an Australian property so we can bring over funds) plus we're building up our credit score.

You'll network and you'll also learn about trainings in the area.

You find the good ones and train up some good ones on both the work AND business side and you are the referer for your contractor list.

Seems like with your accounting training you should be able to find something--but honestly, it sounds like you do need a more positive attitude because there is a lot of "well that won't work because..." 

I train in Lease Option Assignments, there is free info here.http://www.biggerpockets.com/search?

I am very aware RE is highly regulated, but you don't build rapport with a seller by saying curtlly: 'this is how it's done' - so i just wanted to be able to understand a lot of it enough so i could explain it in an educational way to them or a friendly way to themI got my information regarding equitable rights via Patrick Riddle who says that is what happens once you put a house under contract for wholesaling and that is what you need in order to go find someone to cover the money for it.I am actually not reading random threads - I am learning from people's newsletters and videos as well, from r.e. books and from myhousedeals trainings as well as Preston's Mogul Elite which I also joined.

I think many investors have waited and waited and now the herd mentality on the residential is kicking in here.I think if an outside investors focus is to buy a house in Atlanta and get a huge equity gain and sell in a year like Phoenix I think that train has already left for the most part years ago for SFR here in urban core.If on the other hand people are buying long term than the question is if what I can buy it for meets my rent parameters for long term holds then it still makes sense.