Fellow Iowan as well.

Quote from @Celia Moore: Our site is fairly big, holds lots of information.

What prices of my team can be local to me and which would need to be there?

Quote from @Sri Reddy: I am a newbie to real estate investing and looking for guidance from the teams here to understand the sources from where we can find any small retail spaces to buy.

I think you should be paying about 10.5%-12% on average right now, 1-2 points as well, and some lenders will not even need an appraisal.

Quote from @Youssef Pullman: Where do you guys get your cold calling lists from in dallas , Houston texas , am struggling finding a good data to work with and i have a team of 2 cold callersHey Youssef, I am the owner of DealMachine.

well there is only one answer to this Columbus Ohio.. full stop.

I've been considering joining lately as well and would love to hear some honest feedback on it

Thanks for the information.

I think they contain solid information and will help lay a good foundation as a beginner (Haha, I'm completely new to real estate as well, btw)I'm also going to be reading the following books, and hopefully I can finish all by the end of this month:1) The ABCs of Property Management2) The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing3) Long-Distance Real Estate Investing How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties (this might be the most important one to me personally)4) The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money DownIn addition to reading, I'm consuming crazy amounts of youtube videos, and I'recommend you do this as well.