I've learned a lot over the last 8 years. Been to many seminars, spend a lot of money on cds and training courses only to learn that if you don't apply what you've  learned you'll with out a doubt make zero.

So the first thing you need to do to make money in real estate is take action.
I first did this by placing bandit signs. Then moved into direct mail and display ads.
My marketing plan looks like this.
200 Bandit signs
1000 Yellow letters
2 to 4 Bird dogs driving areas I send them.

If you follow this simple marketing plan, you will by houses.  I am currently buying any where from 3 to 7 houses. If I want to buy more house, I simply up the numbers of my marketing pieces going out.

with the real estate marketing ides above I bought our last house for about 27 cents on the dollar.