The questions in the forums about choosing a brokerage are everywhere, so I thought this might be helpful as a placeholder for other investor-friendly agents who can add their experience in choosing or switching brokerages over the years.I've been investing for over 30 years and licensed as an agent for 10 years.

Only choose landlord friendly states for long term holds.

This way I have more flexibility with what I want to do with my money, and if I keep it up for another 20 years, who knows, maybe I'll be able to use it to pay off my mortgage as a lump sum at a later date if I choose to do so.

House Hacking will teach you many lessons that are invaluable and that will help you down the road if you choose to invest out of state later.

For those of you who have used construction loans in the past, how important are these features when choosing a lender?

Building reserves for emergencies and creating other contingency arrangements is also a good idea.When I retired I already knew that I had more than enough to retire because I had already been living more than 10 years exclusively on my rental cash flows and building reserves for retirement.

Hi BP Community,I’m looking to refine my real estate investment strategy and want to make sure I’m on the right track.Here are a few areas I’m focusing on:Property Selection: How do you choose the right type of property for your goals?

After that we establish that, we will probably choose a different market for some LTR’s.

In addition to owning a STR PM Company I am also a broker who works exclusively with STR buyers in the nearby Tampa area.My buyers love buying turnkey/performing rentals. 

I've been working exclusively with other investors and have my license hung at an awesome investor friendly brokerage (shout out to Wayfinder) with lots of great brokers who all have different expertise.