This experience was great and opened my eyes to the world of Real Estate.

If not then you may need to get legal involved but You should also contact your insurance company as wellAs a rule of thumb, never drain water into a home.

@Nathan Gesner @Michael Smythe To clarify, the commissions for the agents and lenders provided through them, along with the labour for the contractors are still being paid to the individuals involved, just like it would be should I go ahead and find them myself. 

Financing leverages your investment, allowing for more properties and diversification, but involves interest costs and higher risk.

The next one will be Oct 24th, I'll be posting that soon in the event forums as well :) That sounds fantastic, I will keep an eye out and would love to attend!

I'm getting close to my savings mark for getting started so I'm looking to get involved, learn, and make connections.

I consistently see people with $10-$20k spend most of it on training and being told by these gurus they can make 30-50% returns with their eyes closers only to realize it will take 48 years to make back the cost of the training.

@William TseChoosing the right property involves market trends, rental demand, neighborhood quality, and future development.

If it was my house I'd want to keep an eye on it in person. 

There’s nothing worse than a lender that over promises and then can’t deliver (sometimes they don’t even review your file before giving you the pre-approval letter and assuring you that all is well, charge you for the appraisal and let you go through inspection and pay for that out of pocket too, then their underwriters get involved and discover some reason they can’t process the loan leaving you high and dry).