A place to learn, grow, interact, build confidence, initiate action by doing 1st REI deal guided or unguided or as a result of proof shown by others that it can be done.The BP community has changed many lives forever, created several millionaires, made many friends, discovered business associates and anchored many REI deals.The many resources and archives of posts, podcasts, webinars, blogs, guides, books to name a few things that supply the fuel to this vibrant community can never be duplicated. 

At the end of the day we all want money to afford the things we want to accomplish and have in life.Given that no matter who you are you only have so much time in the day.You can leverage people to do more in the same amount of time but the time remains the same.I want to flip this around.A great broker will not only be working with investors but doing deals of their own.If the investor has the know how they can get licensed and do it themselves.Some investors are professionals like lawyers,doctors,cpa's and want to invest but have no time.They need a broker to help them with their goals.There is plenty of business out there for everyone and there are many flavors of investors.If I only have so much time in the day I as a broker want to maximize my return.I can sell a 1 million dollar commercial property and use the same time as selling a 50k property but my returns will be way less.

@Joel VelasquezWelcome aboard the vibrant BP community.

@Ben McMahonWelcome aboard the vibrant BP community.

The areas I listed gives a flavor for the type of neighborhood I'm looking at: a solid B type SFR in a nice neighborhood with good schools. 

There are a lot of people, and each area has its own flavor.  

Milwaukee comes in many different flavors and matching up your investment goals with the neighborhood is key.

Where are the more vibrant neighborhoods in the Raleigh area?

A vibrant city like Seattle, Boulder, or even NY will always beat out a dying mid west city in terms of long term appreciation, liquidity in case you need to sell, and rent increase.

First of all, this is my first post in probably one of the best sites i have ever visited across all subjects even outside of real estate, excited to be part of this vibrant community.I'm in building a business plan phase for a buy and hold rental model.2 questions have come up while exploring the podcasts and forums.1.