I also looked into multi-units (duplex,triplex etc), but they all look run down or unattractive and the last thing I want to to attract the bad tenants.I guess my questions are: Are single family homes and condos good investment options or should I stick with apartments/multi units?

Would any like to to meet outside of reia times just to network and fellowship?

I'll seen lots of those signs with the phone number cut out and a sticker placed on top stating 'SCAM'.

I don't want to get this process wrong, be scammed, or lose out because I did something wrong.After we talked, he texted me and said we can meet tomorrow (today) and get the contract signed and he needs $1500 earnest money deposit (EMD). 

If it is just an ESA or a scam animal, then they have no leg to stand on.And as far as ABNB requiring a 'warning'.......I'd say F them.

The biggest red flag is listings that do not have reviews, because part of the scam is that people never stay there (hence no reviews).  

thanks REI for the reply, its funny because i actually talked to this person today and i told him that there are five large investment clubs through out the state of new jersey making up hundreds if not thousands of investors, and i told him that alot of them wholesale well assign to each other contracts & agreement and etc (and at my investment club there are people from all professions surrounding real estate, lawyers, accountants, mortgage brokers, agents and etc that are also investors)and then my frinend tells me that they are all doing illegal stuff, and if they know about it they're all scam artist and then NJ real estate comission will catch them ((SO I TOLD HIM THAT ALL OF THESE VERY SKILLED KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE CAN'T ALL BE OPENLY DOING ILLEGAL STUFF THAT CAN GET THEM FINED OR PUT IN JAIL)) well anyway my friend is 25yrs old and has been a real estate agent for pass 2.5yrs now and has a rep for thinking he knows it all, he even told me he spoke with a "real" investor he puts it that he is currently working with, and he says even this investor agreed with him which i think either the investor doesn't know about wholesaling/assigning of contracts (which i don't believe) or either this investor agreed with him so my friend wouldn't start wholesaling himself and taking deals from him lolso i guess you're right, never take legal advice from a license RE agent, especially not a veteran agent anyway, and i guess robert kiyosaki was also right when he said never surround yourself with people who tell you you can't do something, but surround yourself with people who can tell how to do something but give you the consequences for both actions

In exchange, buy them coffee and ask as many questions as you can.By volunteering, you won't be working for money and you'll actually get the chance to learn and by sitting with them, you'll tap a large source of knowledge.As for reading through books, there are tons of scams.

If not, the goal is that my marketing efforts will be bringing me leads like this one on a fairly regular basis (even if not as frequent as I'd like right now) Hi, I assumed that you had a price and had accomplished your due diligence and was asking how to to the deal.

By actually having the funds pass through escrow they are trying to cut down on scams.