Where people went cheap with online brokers, many of those companies just did not have the resources or expertise is seemed in many instances to handle claims. 

I'd love to utilize their expertise when assessing a property since they are local but I'm not sure what the general expectation is when I don't have a tangible property and I have not entered into contract to work with them yet.Some questions I have are: local regulations/permitting timeline, property's potential from their perspective, landscaping/amenities cost estimate (they also help facilitate this).

I think LTR vs MTR is very area specific and would rely on the expertise of the local agents!

They say it’s too much stress, too many surprises, and not enough reward.

It’s fantastic to have a Realtor and investor with expertise in new construction homes joining the community.Here’s how you can engage and collaborate with the BP community.

Also F is very important because it shows you are focused on small things that can have big rewards over the long-term and you aren't complacent.

As far as office I remain intrigued by it, also at least in our area condos have been brutally hit and I think offer a “deal” without quite the downsides to office, I tend to think office/retail in suburban and even pandemic boom markets (I’ve started investing on the eastern shore of Md and have considered some office deals there) offers the best risk/reward of office because you have a population boom coupled with ultimately still a low supply of office space, where as urban areas have lost population and have a huge glut of supply, I think the ultimate fate of a lot of urban office trends towards zero/land value. 

And it rewards “time of use” power usage.

I am spontaneous and flexible so I usually fare well but one of my business partners has 3 kids so needs to go specific places and specific times and the rewards he gets if any are def subpar.And for a total coincidence, I received 7 emails from Delta just now, thanking me for my award redemption and sending my a bunch of ticket info.

definitely pretty common among Hard Money Lenders - just have to have a strong valuation team and expertise Yeah I can't remember the last time I had to get an appraisal on a hard money loan.