Are there any other sites to browse?

Here are some tips for networking and making the most of your account. 1) I'd fill out your profile fully before you do anything else!

These loans will offer the cheapest interest rates, especially if you're going to occupy one yourself.My advice, if you have the downpayment + income to support the loan, speak to a loan officer to review your profile and see if it makes sense before exploring non-conventional methods (more expensive rates & bigger downpayment/reserve requirements).

Also, each property profile is different and the analysis for a property local to you may be different than one wherein you rely on a property manager from afar. 

@Yang Zeng Welcome to the Bigger Pockets.As you can see in my profile, my business and hub is in San Diego, not far from you, but all our investments for myself and my clients are in well performing markets in the Midwest.We specially in this out-of-state- approach that really requires more than just the properties.I agree that you should keep a reserve and not spend all your funds but I could help you with 6 properties that would pay you about $5K/ month in cash flow or $60K/year based on your available funds while having about $100K reserve.I like to help you see the performance difference between our area in CA and the Midwest.

There's a bigger argument to just keep a low profile and avoid lawsuits.

You need to browse this forum, find experts who you want to work with and initiate the contact from your end.

I"m trying to get dialed in on weekends and was looking at the BP website and it was encouraging me to take steps to bolster by personal profile so I'm doing that now.

Stocks and real estate have distinct risk profiles, so the choice you choose should be based on how comfortable you are with risk.Diversification: Take into account how crucial it is for your entire portfolio to be diverse.

BTW, your profile says you pride yourself on "...gathering as much information on a property as possible". but in your quote above you say that as an investor I need to lower my expectations for a Realtor.Again, if I have established with a realtor that I am a legit buyer, a cash buyer sometimes, and if they want me to work with them, they need to provide details for me without me always having to beg.