One of the fastest ways to learn is by leveraging the experience of other people nearby, so I suggest you visit a local meetup.

Billionaires don't have to worry about an unexpected medical bill bringing you right past your deductible and out of pocket max in one shot (as we did in JANUARY last year...thanks to a hospital visit. A

I would also walk there as if to visit a friend and see who I can talk to like about hey how is it to live here...do you get your calls answered if you call for a problem...etc.

It will be our first visit. A

If you wait to long, you might have missed a small window to salvage the project.Here are some red flags for bad contractors courtesy of the Asset Based Lending Blog (abl1.net)They don’t want to sign an independent contractor agreement.They resist getting specific with milestones and deadlines.They resist giving you referrals or allowing you to visit a current work site.They may hedge on pricing and estimates.

I visit a few times and all I see are beggars close to the casino

For investors who find deals through the MLS, how many of you visit a property before putting in an offer?

Buyer’s agents can’t even go inside to visit a listing by themselves, even if the property is vacant and seller’s agent is not present.  

Hi Ivor,Thanks for your message i read some books about real estate investing en try to educate myself i am more looking for buy and hold appartement deals you are right there is a short in housing market in the randstad specific and ask are growing although i went to visit a couple appartement in amstelveen the real estate agent told me that they are less vistors with the corona i think the interest rate wil go up but not heavily because everyone is used at the low interest rate if you move this up heavily people can not manage this.i read the book what every real estate investor needs to know about cashflow real recommendation i created a tool in excel to calculate my purchase price simalir  to the bp calculator but in less dept but on funda and other website i cant find any deal that fits my profile.very nice to meet you maybe i can give you my number and you can call me meeting would be difficult at this time :p

The back-end is what has slowed down a bit - appraisers are either hesitant to visit a site OR the property's occupants are hesitant to allow appraisers to end.