The best way to approach these connections is google research, connect with people on Facebook groups and other forums, know people, have an airbnb listing, or hire an MTR manager that already has the connections...is pretty much all you can do.Would love to connect more with you, and plug you into our military network to help you out!

Real estate takes many years to be able to support yourself, and that’s if you do everything right and the cards fall into place.

Being a 20 year mortgage expert and real estate investment veteran, we used our mortgage company to secure below market financing.

To beat 5.25% mortgage rate....the corresponding, offsetting stock market return would be at least double that...To answer your question requires (1) knowing what risk adjusted return you will be able to earn in the future (2) knowing what interest rates will do in the future.  

Quote from @Phil Johnson: I currently have a duplex and a single family which are doing well.  

You should be able to send it to the court clerk with the case number (you should be able to find it online or call the court).

I've always found inventory rates (and how they've moved over time ie previous 1-2 years) to be the starting point for where a market's health is at.

They might be able to save on fees going that route. 

You’d be shocked by how little actual screening many PMC’s do!

You can put your license in referral at most brokerages and pay no fees and still be able to do referral business.