@Ronald SolomonWelcome to the vibrant BP community, where you will find like minded individuals committed to REI and also helping others succeed.Your time on this social media site will be well spent.You have taken the 1st step by announcing your readiness and commitment to embark on a REI career.Whether you pursue, wholesale, rehab & fIip or buy and hold it's up to you to decide.Below, are links from three of the most popular REI niches from which you can pick one to focus on and add others later if you wish.I added the below link from #AskBP podcast  030 regarding retirement for you to listen to as well.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/05/2...https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/31/ultimate-beginners-guide-real-estate-wholesaling-2/ (Ultimate beginners guide to wholesaling)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/07/flipping-houses/ (step by step guide to flips)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/22/buying-rental-property/ (how to buy a rental property)The bottom line is that you must take action to start.

The Treasury Dept just announced that 89% of the funding allocated to states for rent payments has yet to be released by the states.

And while we aren't there we had a pretty big announcement today after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced a new 50bps loan pricing adjustment on all refinance loans purchased on or after September 1st – so basically, nearly every loan that is being refinanced by them.The move, obviously meant to "help" our struggling, coronavirus-weakened economy, comes at the directive of the FHFA and is meant to curb the “higher risk and costs” associated with refinance mortgages (yeah, right).

I had not read through the announcement prior to posting which was my mistake.

And with the big new mixed residential/commercial development announced in the Harlem area, it’ll begin to really pump up further growth.

A tenant would never be either (ie bad policy to hire a tenant to perform work for you).Tradesmen are independent contractors and work on many jobs (thus not your employee).Calif tried to pull a stunt on contractor 1099s  but it was squashed as soon as announced.

Here's the official announcement if anyone needs a copy. http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?

We have large techs like Intel spending billions on fabrication plants, large insurers like State Farm expanding the workforce, and many others that have either recently moved or announced plans to locate significant employment in the Phoenix area.Arizona Landlord-tenant laws tend to be very fair and by most standards lean towards protecting the landlord.

Join those groups, attend whenever possible, and even ask if you can make announcements within the Meetup group's page of your deals.  

@Adam Zamboni A public service announcement to anyone searching online, Redfin and Realtor.com have the most accurate status updates.