I grew up in Queens and often got the chance to observe my father who was a real estate investor.

Corporate entities do protect you from liability, but you must observe the legal corporate formalities.

I have a multi-family (fourplex) I manage myself as well as a SFH that I have a PM for, AND my brokerage has a property management wing that I observe.  

The best portfolio lenders in my observation are small community banks.

I plan on hooking up with a wholesaler in the STL metro to observe how it's done.

Hi everyone, I have been silently observing here on BP for a little while now, rapidly educating myself on all things REI.  

My goal is to observe the trends, discussions and future of the industry and get a global perspective. 

I'd observe that by nature your go-to loan officer or mortgage broker is probably perpetually paranoid about anything that could threaten her or his ability to qualify for future fannie/freddie mortgages, and micro-manages her/his annual tax returns accordingly, checked only by Mr. or Mrs.

Hi Everyone,My name is Prem Schoff and I've been a casual observer of REI for the last few years.

Not only does this allow me the benefit of extra work experience, it allows me to build my network in two different awesome locations, and observe two very different markets over the next two years.