I was hesitant about joining the group because I've never had good luck with forums and web groups.  

Note, I'm not affiliated with this group and have never attended so I don't know how it's gonna go, but I'm open to the experience and thought I'd share since you are beginning your journey in this area as well.

A third friend of mine was looking on the web and saw some "deals" in Cape Coral. 

-Maintenance, find a local NARPM chapter and they probably have a bunch of affiliate vendors on there.

And behind the umbrella policy can be a complex web of corporations, LLCs, and trusts to protect you.Asset protection can get very complicated.

Dust and spider web all over the place, kitchen and oven was disgusting, somebody did their business in the toilet and it was still marks.

If you are a broker who welcome agents with non-affiliation with board of realtor, or know of a broker who operates like this, could you please connect with me? 

I’m not sure if I can post a direct link but if you search the web for RI Real Estate Investor Group it should come right up.

To be successful in PM, I started cold calling, going to meetups, and meeting every person affiliated with real estate that I could.  

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