Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

The elevated value stems from experienced operators who are on a similar level interacting and bouncing ideas off of each other.

The only problem is the Architect is hesitant and finds it too complex.Anyone have experience with the interaction between the LEED agent and Architect? 

It is challenging but we committed to going there every 4-6 weeks and having a great team on the ground ( will cost you some extra money) but they are the difference in having issueswe have one of the best cleaners in the area and our guy that cleans the grills does all my light maintenance and guest interaction if I need it(pets, too many guests etc.)3-4 hours would be a dream and you can definitely do it but you have to commit to going there every 4-5/6 weeks In my opinion because there will be things you need to address or upkeep- this is obviously only if you decide to self manage. 

Just had a super frustrating interaction with State Farm insurance.

By merging learning, interaction and doing, you can build a solid base for your investment path in real estate in Abilene.Good luck!

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Mary, In addition to the real estate clubs already mentioned I would add start asking the people you interact with.

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I know personal letters would take more time and cost more money, but I would rather send out less of higher quality then more at lower quality.Having said all of that I would recommend that you tell everyone you interact with that you are a real estate investor and tell them what kind of properties you buy.