@Dave Foster Thanks for your input Dave!

We learn by interacting with others!

@Bill Exeter@Dave Foster

@sean williams  Hold on, @Dave Foster will be along soon to answer your question.

You'll need to foster multiple relationships to have a plan B and C contractor handy anyway.Relying on someone else's pictures is not a good idea, even if you're the pro in doing repair estimates.

While you’ll certainly gain some knowledge, most are not worth the cost.Set aside 3 or 4 days and spend hours listening to the BP podcasts, interacting on the forums, and reading real estate books.

@Dave Foster, thanks for your reply.

It is important to be able to analyze the trailing 12 month financial statement of a property and take a deeper look at the loss to lease by examining the rent roll.Ideally, you are lucky enough to have an excel version of the rent roll provided to you by the broker or the owner you are interacting with on your potential acquisition (or.. if you or someone you know is developing a character recognition software that is able to read a PDF version of a rent roll and convert it to a nice, clean excel version please let me know!).

I am personally involved in a program that mentors young disadvantaged foster children, and I can tell you firsthand that it’s very rewarding. 

I look forward to interacting with the BP community more consistently.