@Brandon Hermreck, This was almost the classic example of 1031 transition we've done countless times for farmers.

I've spent countless dollars learning lessons the hard way and now have nearly 40,000 hours of real estate experience under my belt.

Plus, for all the labor intensive work- Roofing, Demo, Flooring, Scrubbing smoke off walls, building a deck, I am helping and not getting paid 1 cent nor did I get paid 1 cent for the countless hours I've had until this closing.

It hasn't been a bed of roses however, I've failed, lost friends, lost time, shafted by countless contractors, lost and ran out of money, and a multitude of other problems, but what one hell of an Ride!!!

Hi, I’m new to rental property investing and I have read many books, blogs, and listened to countless podcast.

Floods are just one of the countless risks.Floodplains are not a hard stop for me, but it's definitely something to put into your risk and cost analysis considerations.

Do they want to help me analyze ARV or run countless comps just so I can squeeze out as low a purchase price as possible?

I agree with your first point as I have spent countless hours (in the evening after my day job) studying our market, looking up properties, visiting them, analyzing them, getting my finances in place, etc.

Ideally I'd like to pull off buying a multiplex and living in one of the units for a year.I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed, especially because I've heard countless times that DC is not a good market, especially for a beginner.

I’ve been all over the Bigger Pockets website, from the forums to signing up for Webinars (really excited to see what tomorrow’s has in store), and I have already downloaded countless episodes of the podcast that I can’t wait to listen to at work.