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Next, and again my current experience is in a different industry but one that's a highly dependent on Google reviews and ratings, I've found that there's always a break-even point where "paying someone off" doesn't provide enough of a return on the payoff. 

Those who excel are generally focused on specific asset types whether it be Restaurant/Hospitality; Office, Industrial etc.

I've been doing a moderate level of research around the housing industry and I am very excited and eager to jump in.

@Seth Williams I work in the group home industry.

I suspect the disclosure language will follow.. and CE  or training is a good idea but that would probably be step 2.Oregon can be pretty funny when it comes to laws and regs.For instance in the logging industry.. there are all sorts of environmental laws of course and as a logger your expected to know them..

Although I don't have much experience in this field yet, I am passionate about real estate and hope to continuously learn and grow in this industry.

Look for sponsors that have been in the real estate industry thru several economic and market cycles.

Business is valuable and this has not been a great year for the property management industry.

Also where there are changes in regulations that may require lenders to change servicing agreements which affect who services your loan.I know that's a pain but as things change -- unfortunately, investors will be impacted by changes in the lending industry - and that includes LOAN SERVICING CHANGES.It’s a total cluster between the banks, their loan servicers and their loan servicer’s sub-servicers.