But the main reason I came back after the app was eliminated was to simply help people not make the same mistakes I did.It would be cool to somehow improve my knowledge, networking etc thogh.

I made the mistake of not specializing early and was more of a generalist for several years.

@Gp G.Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

New Jersey has some of the worst wholesalers by a long mile.

With that said, and not to take up for some lender, but if the numbers are what you expected, and they are just updating the HUD with title/attorneys up until the last minute, that's probably not the worst thing in the world.

Biggest mistake I see investors/buyers in Denver or Colorado Springs make is that they get bogged down in finding the "best deal" and end up not buying at all.

@Jay LindgrenRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Over the last few years we've sold off most of our rentals as I'm not liking what I'm seeing and I want to be prepared for the worst but hoping for the best. 

One thing a lot of investors do not realize that accountants/bookkeepers if they find 1 mistake, it can take up to 15-20 minutes trying to figure it out.

Most people just blindly call as many people as they can….. and usually with the cheapest and worst data they can get their hands on.