I had a friend purchase a Vacation home financed with RBC last year. 

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I have a friend that is in my GB pod who is a patent attorney but loves real estate - he's constantly wanting to leave his gig and go into real estate.

While I agree with all your points (especially the unconstitutional eviction moratorium), selling means you will a) get hit with huge capital gains taxes (my friend just sold his 5-unit and got hit with $150,000 tax bill), b) there is no place to invest the proceeds (stock market is too risky, banks are risky and pay really low interest), and c) you are too young and if you change your mind and want to purchase more investment properties, interest rates and prices are too high. 

He walked away from his business letting his best friend take it over.  

A friend of mine had a client who successfully partnered with a regional claims adjuster, and it brought consistent bookings for months.2.

I have a few friends who is very pro Ohio (Akron and Columbus specifically), but i ventured elsewhere.

Handyman Contractor Insights: These will best come from interviews or referrals from social media (friends/friends of friends) that are retired contractors or tradesmen.

No realtor is just going to run comps for you unless they are a good friend of yours, and even then, they usually will run them incorrectly.