If things go well I’ll have some folks to expand with and maybe some knowledge, and most importantly, courage to try other investing options. 

a lot of folks saying they're going to buy using a HELOC for the down payment and some other type of financing for the rest.is it distress? 

It just sorta pulled me away from what I was best at, especially when I was clocking in at my engineering gig trying to progress my career.A bunch of folks on these forums cover the whole spectrum, from newbies to 1m net worth plus investors.

You should check out all 3 markets and interview a lot of folks.

Hi folks, this has been all over the news and social media so I hope it's not a surprise to anyone but I just wanted to cover all the bases.Due to legislation spearheaded by the RI attorney general earlier this year, there is a new RI rental registry in place that requires all rental unit owners (even short term rentals) to register every rental property and rental unit in the state of RI, by October 1, 2024.The website is www.rentalregistry.ri.gov and you will also need to upload a current lead certificate ("Certificate of Lead Conformance") for each rental unit.The demand is so high that lead inspectors are currently booked out into November and December, so I hope you already have lead paint certs for all your units.

That's it, they're intended to make a single landing page and get folks to buy/book a call with you.

Seems kind of shady to me the way they are acting.I can't recommend these folks in good faith!!

Also, an income stream is something that is likely to appeal especially to folks approaching (or already in) retirement.  

Say what you want about that but I'd be looking out for myself and if the person doing the reference checks isn't smart enough to go back further... that's on them. in markets for rental areas that have high proportion of tenants  like the mid west were something like 50 to 60% of all folks rent.. your telling the truth flat guarantee most landlords with a bummer tenant is going to say anything they can to get them to move on.in nicer areas of A class 700 fico tenants this is not really as big of an issue

I want to know what the folks on Bigger Pockets think.