We list properties for investors on a daily basis.  The flat fee MLS program is perfect for them because they are 100% capable and experienced in selling properties and prefer to negotiate deals themselves.  We also get questions from prospective investors of where to get started.  You need to be very careful.  There are far more books, seminars, mentoring services, etc. we DON’T recommend than the few books that we do recommend.  Much of what the purported real estate gurus teach you is either illegal or unethical, and almost none of what they teach will work in the real world.  The most comprehensive rating of the gurus out there is available at real estate author John T. Reed’s website.