Determine the niche market you are likely to be in. Generally we would like to do it all: Foreclosures, absentee proprietors, probate, tax liens, abandoned properties, lease alternatives etc. But, a profitable and genuine real estate investor would like to generate profits from one aspect and concentrate on it before diversifying.
When people hear in tele-seminars and webinars on quick revenue, they also want to cash in on the opportunity. Then, they research and acquire all information about a program they identified on the web and try to explore the vistas, but most often burning their fingers badly as they lack the experience and expertise in the real world of real estate. The issue is that almost everyone is trying to find the secret ingredient and sadly, no such recipe exists.