I would love to hear about any interactions you all have had with hard money lenders and what I should expect.

I also love the idea of meeting all the occupants and seeing how the parents and children interact at the showing."

Also would love recommendations for networking events near Newport Beach, CA Thanks, look forwarding to getting to know and interacting with all of you, Shane

I suggest if you are committed to not buying a multi-family then you at least do what I did and look for a place with a detached garage apartment, it pays half my costs for the property and I don't have to listen to or interact with my tenant at all.

When I get a colleague request from someone, most of the time, its accompanied with a message so I know first who they are, and second why they are reaching out specifically.But sometimes, I get a colleague request from a name I know nothing about... not sure if they reached out related to a forum post, or if they want to pitch me on something that I may or may not be interested in.Kind of reminds me of LinkedIn, where my approach has always been I don't connect with any random person, only those that I have either met in person, or have interacted with in some business sense.

I love my day job, from the client interactions to the challenge of finding solutions to business problems.

I have long listen to the bigger pockets podcast and have since decided it's my time do make the big jump to start here on the forum and interact with like minded individuals who are passionate in REI!

Below are a few more thoughts on pros/cons.Pros: If you're new to real estate in general, you'll learn the mechanics of RE transactions, the governing laws and the key participants and services that support a transaction.You will interact with other realtors that may help accelerate your understanding of the market values and dynamics you're working in. 

It was a very odd interaction and I have never dealt with this company prior or since.

All of these folks have to interact in a timely fashion, and then the whole project has to not raise your PITI beyond the "self sufficiency" guidelines of the loan.