Quote from @Felicia Smith: Love this site!

Based on my experience coaching investors with my husband, who was a realtor many years ago, I strongly advise that, regardless of whom you work with, you meet the team, conduct thorough market research, get an appraisal, schedule an inspection, and also arrange for a site visit.

Maryland’s DLLR site you mentioned is definitely a step in the right direction.

What tenant screening sites has everyone had luck with?

I was building a new laundromat in the best retail area of our town when our job site got its tools and copper robbed for the second time.

There are so many veterans who have carved nice paths in real estate investing all over the site and as guests on podcasts that you can learn from as well.

I bought an LG TV a few weeks ago, was on the LG site, asked a question on the chat, and they offered 20% off without even asking (on top of the sales price).

The result for a background check using Zillow Rental Property Manager's site came back with a result of "N/A".

While both involve finding and properly securing a site and bringing it to full entitlement, the ground-up process includes the land piece but gets way more involved and complex to execute.The full "Monty" for ground-up development needs to include financial literacy, an explanation of metrics, and how they work.

A new member shouldn't be up sold the site's products when they are just asking for general advice from the forum; not what books to buy from BP.