OTOH, as a relative novice, there is added security in knowing that so much of the initial work has already been handled.  

Hi all! I'm considering refinancing my first investment property to buy more deals. Here are the details:Purchase price of the home two years ago: 198kCurrently Owe: 151kZestimate (I realize this is not an appraisal):...

I’m a total novice and am interested into becoming a business owner!

. :)As background, my current Seattle PM is AMAZING....however when I signed the PM Agreement 3 years ago, I was a novice and didn't have a good idea of average PM rates in the Seattle area so I didn't negotiate terms. 

I'm a rather novice investor based in the South Jersey/Philly area.

Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investingCheck out BP Podcasts: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast Hi Christian, This was excellent advice that I too will take for myself who is a novice.

I'm RJ, a Cleveland Ohio Native and a novice real estate investor.

While I'm not endorsing any of them, I found Ron Legrand's program to be informative, and novice friendly.

EWI may or not be worthy of such praise, and the more experienced investor would probably not speak as highly of EWI as a novice might.As for these "free" weekend seminars, I have been to a few, not necessarily all from the same training entity.

It's not to deflate you as you've done a great job of building your capital, congrats on that.It's a tough love reality check that these folks are busy and very successful for the most part and don't have time to be vetted or interviewed by a novice.