One metric they provide is new construction sales, which I can use to calculate % of total sales and see whether that value is trending up or down.My question is, in general is a market more or less desirable if there are a lot of new builds hitting the area? 

You are touching them and providing some type of education and value to them to bolster your own status, so when you ask for money they are more likely to say yes.And, back to investors or deal first, no broker will ever award you a deal without a reasonable surety that you have the capital lined up.

I feel like just about every month, I see RE investors with 1-2 year's experience starting a new fund and advertising on Facebook for LP's, as well as the daily "JV deals" that straight-up violate securities laws.

I also think that it might help Bob to clear up the confusion. 

For books I would recommend theseSee if you can get a copy of The Millionnaire Real Estate Investor by Keller.The Slight Edge and Atomic Habits too.Thank you and I will add those to my list, atomic habits is coming up soon after a few others in line. 

If you just called someone up and asked how you could help them, you would be ten steps ahead of Bobby, who is stammering through the first line of a script from 1974 about a cash offer when the homeowner bought the house for 51k in 1978 and it's worth 804k (aka does not need cash, he needs a place to go).Agree 💯!

@Shannon Mogilinski I'd love to learn more about your meet-up!

- Assign vs. double close.

If your second building is not set up currently to be that, then they can't be a townhouse.

I’m particularly focused on multifamily units in nicer neighborhoods and up-and-coming areas of town.