Starting locally gives you that hands-on experience and deeper market knowledge which can be super valuable when you're learning the ropes.

Hi, I'm super new to REI & have no clue where to even start.

After 35 years I’ve developed a healthy respect for this business from the school of hard knocks.The day I’ve discovered this business is easy or simple will be a good day to retire.

I did a 20% down conventional, but was not easy as it my 3rd property.

As far as Lance Kawaoka's claim that the reason there wasn't much response to a post about checking on the quality of a large, well-known, super-markety sponsor is that members wouldn't want to declare that they are a high net worth individual just doesn't hold water.

The former is easy to work with and may let you do what you want if they agree with replacing the fence.

A handy search bar in the upper right makes it easy to find previous discussions, blogs, podcasts, and other resources.

Most of my landlords either don't accept pets at all or are super pet-friendly so pet rent has never been something we have charged.

I actually started my own blog to break down the latest market news in a way that’s easy to understand and actionable.I pull my information from a few solid sources, including:•Florida Realtors (floridarealtors.org) – Great for statewide updates, trends, and legislative changes.

It’s easy to say “just screen better,” but I imagine truly tightening up criteria without killing occupancy can be an art.Since you’ve seen this play out firsthand, I’d love to hear more—what specific strategies have you used to filter out the bad tenants from the good ones?