Picking up the phone and discussing with them is best when you have a specific property to discuss, otherwise their website has good general information. 

When you start talking about scaling and it's hundreds of units/accounts it's just not longer easy to pick up that many rapidly.  

You can pick these things up on EBay all the time with a data cable and accessories. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?

Do not call a brokerage you found on google and ask the first person who picks up the phone. 

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where you think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then only then pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

I picked out what I wanted and set up the delivery dates.

I’m sure you’d pick up on some novel  ideas you can incorporate.Your open mindedness will get you far.

I awoke to a phone call from the dumpster company that this investor informed them as they were moving the dumpster to where I wanted it that it couldn’t be there and he arbitrarily picked another location for it.

If you can't invest in your back yard, pick a market that is close by and you can drive or at the very least have an easy flight to.

You have to pick your poison.Should you accept interest rate risk, and are floating rate loans (not bridge) a good option?