New agents and investors often face obstacles that are only revealed through experience. 

I'm new to BiggerPockets and to real estate investing.

I don't love this question....it creates procrastination with new investors.

This makes targeting distressed sellers, such as those in pre-foreclosure, or those with ballooning debt that was taken out in 2020-2021 when the interest rate was 7.37x lower (8/09/2020 the 10-year treasury was .56%, 1/15/2024 the 10-year treasury is 4.69%) making it very difficult for those that underwrote the property in 2020 to have predicted refinancing at these rates and likely a sale is their only option.

For example, are there specific documents or information I should prepare, or would identifying a target property first be more beneficial?

For those who have not been in new construction anything...

Here's a good breakdown of your options for tax collecting starting Feb 1 based on the new regulations.

New-ish investor looking to build a rental portfolio in the Hartford, CT area. 

I am new to real estate investing and looking to connect with any local investor.

Hi Alejandro, I just had a new client (investor) from Toronto drive the short 8 hour drive to Indianapolis this weekend to do some research of the area with me.