It's refreshing that you're being encouraged to use professionals in our business.

The content and breadth of experience on this site is amazing and it's very refreshing to see high standards always a priority among the members here.Since leaving Milwaukee and the workforce in 2011, RE investing has become my full-time business venture going forward.

I’d like the trip to serve as both a fun time and a learning forum so that we can refresh and make strides this upcoming year.

It sets unrealistic expectations that you can execute it as a newbie from anywhere with not much cash, and because I’m honest about that I see a lot of investors go to other agents to buy houses that when I see what they bought I know it doesn’t work (see their posts on FB forums usually asking for advice because they are having problems with the $30,000 house they bought in a bad area and their property manager/contractor/etc won’t give champagne service for sparkling water prices). 

Understandable as this is, you also could be much better prepared as those peopke the forums seem firected to.I just attended another lengthy meeting with a well known RE education group that sells very expensive coaching and availability of systems.I enjoy these meetings because I refresh my motivation this way.

Purchase price: $217,000 Cash invested: $10,000 Purchase the home and did a light refresh with plans to continue to update gradually over time.

Sounds like I need a geography refresher...But what you're saying is consistent with what I've heard from others as well.

I think a lot of times these guys are exaggerating the time they put in.that said it’s refreshing to hear real life struggles (hate to say that) of real life folks just like me trying to better themselves.

@Steven JohnsonThat's good to  hear and refreshing as well.It's hard to think a person starting out would be educating so called "Pro's" about doing their jobs and business.

Between tenants you might need to "refresh" the place even by a thorough cleaning at the least.