It's what we do with passive income, compounded interest, rental overages and etc.This is a much more arcane means of achieving a perception of security.

Our goal for the next weeks is to continue to optimize the site, debug all those little annoyances that you do (and don't) see, and to continue to build out our platform to best serve our users and their needs.2010 is off to an AMAZING start for BiggerPockets, and we're going to push to continue kicking backside until BP is a place that all people in real estate can't do without!

I'd want to know what the best route is to achieving my ultimate goal.

What I really wish to achieve is find out information about classes that are worth paying for or great books.

I would say Craigslist isn't optimal, but you may stumble across a FSBO or find a contact whom has a portfolio from which they sell.

My view is that once you have got a property, you need to optimize the decision about what to do with it regardless of what you have done in the past.

I have a feeling that seasoned investors would disagree, but if you are a newbie (such as me) and your main focus is to make money, however it's going to happen...and if you are assured or plan to profit an acceptable amount on the deal...then do what it takes to achieve that specific goal.

As your business grows you will get tons of referrals assuming you are being ethical.Letters and websites that are SEO-optimized pull the best.

Even if I buy wrong, I have the capital to carry me through mistakes - that and time will get me on track for the next acquisition.I have no doubt over time I can build my portfolio and achieve my goals, but trial and error is by no means the most effective method.

Or everything from optimizing online ads, to managing them?