This firm has taken an interest in me and I have the opportunity to get my Master's in Tax paid for and a full time offer in a role supporting their Fed Tax practice.However, recently I interviewed with a growing real estate company for a position as a property accountant where I'll get exposure to many different areas. 

We have $25k for emergencies, and another $65k either in brokerage accounts or high interest savings/checking accounts, though we're pretty far behind in retirement savings due to some debt I had from the only other time I've been a landlord (a long story about getting screwed by a RE attorney/property manager from a home from my previous marriage), which has been paid off since 2013.I've known about my unemployment since Thanksgiving and am trying to move up the corporate ladder, but am finding it difficult to progress to in-person interviews for job titles that are above anything I've had yet, but I am getting initial interviews for VP/EVP/SVP roles with recruiters.

I recently completed one in this area that I'm not readying for publication, and the book on financial independence will hopefully be book 2.I do have some specific questions that I'm eager to interview active members on, but I will put them into separate posts.Thank you all for the high level of contribution and discussion available on this forum. 

Consider going to meetups, interviewing the various boot-camps and courses before going into Direct Mail all on your own.

Never been, want to try.If you're not working with a realtor, you should interview some. 

A few weeks after purchase I did fly out to Detroit to meet with the property management to interview them as well as other companies. 

It is hard to find good help no matter how good your interview questions are. 

Interview them first to make sure that they are a fit and will represent you well. 

My advice... interview agents until you find someone you like.

——————I’ve purchased hundreds of multifamily doors and have interviewed dozens of other apartment investors on my podcast and will attempt to share some of what I’ve learned over the past 10 years:1) Loopnet has some great opportunities hidden within that junk. 2) you need to underwrite about a hundred opportunities to find one that truly works anyway so don’t be afraid of Loopnet3) commercial brokers are a great way to start but if you’re new... they are only going to give you garbage... no better than Loopnet 4) is recommend if you went the route of brokers that you’d want to have 3 brokers per sub market and you’d want to contact each of them often.5) nothing is “gigantic out of range” everything is obtainable via strategic partnerships6) quirky is often a good thing.7) simple uniform properties will be the most difficult to find in this current market, you may want to consider the ones that take creativity and time... again this can be more easily done via strategic partnerships8) being too busy isn’t necessarily an issue if you utilize a strategic partnership that can create a win win.Hope this helps?