There are networking opportunities with the group after these meetings as well but it seemed like mainly people in the program and not experienced capital raisers that are there by design (but I could be wrong).  

Lenders desperately need/want business especially in this interest rate environment (right now, the main source of mortgage loan business in Florida is rehab financing as a result of the hurricane damages) and one way the big players differentiate themselves is by streamlining the process.

You mention Amazon, look at how they play suppliers off each other and even create their own supply chain.  

I hate to say this, but if you want to get a job with Yardi as the main software, you will need to start at the entry-level accounting.

Hi, I’m a full-time Real Estate Investor and mainly invest in Frederick and Washington counties.

Quote from @Jessie Matlock:One of my main questions is, I've been told I'll receive a K1 statement and that my monthly returns will be tax free. 1) Is it true they will be tax free? 

Than I thought it was all the things that could go wrong in the flip, hidden gems like K&T hidden in the walls, shot main-lines, etc.....   

Mainly because if I used that metric alone I would not have done my last 10 successful flips. 

Duplexes have less risk:  Mainly because you have less tenant risk (but we will address that on the next paragraph).

My husband and I are investors and own 11 properties throughout NH and Southern Maine, 4 of them in Manchester.