We are incredibly grateful and delighted to be working with them.

Because if you're patient and don't swing at the wrong pitches you'll be in a position to use your creative finance education to pick up properties from motivated sellers.   

If you need to add those systems they can be incredibly expensive and time consuming to install, especially if you have to deal with current tenants. 

Any insights or experiences you can share would be incredibly valuable.Are there specific markets that you find promising or challenging at the moment?

I found them to be incredibly overpriced and focused on fears that are likely never going to apply.

Trust but verify" is one of the fundamental rules of successful RE investing.Caveat: if you have an incredible, proven, trustworthy team of boots on the ground who you've worked with for many years and through many deals, and they've never steered you wrong--in that scenario, I *might* take their word for it...but, most investors (esp. newbies) don't have that type of OOS team in-place.

There are definitely paths in RE that can produce incredible returns.  

Real Estate investing is not overly complicated and you can figure it out for yourself if you are motivated. 

@Hunter HarmonFirst off let me say, incredible job on both saving money and doing your research.

Network and Relationships: Investor-friendly agents often have extensive networks within the real estate industry, including connections with banks, attorneys, foreclosure specialists, and other professionals who might have leads on distressed properties or motivated sellers.