Evolve is nationwide and offers limited service engagements, but has a real bad reputation. 

We (collectively, I speak for all of the mods here) would rather keep the active and engaged threads clean if given a choice.3.

I work way harder as an agent as I did in my 18 years in my past corporate jobs, but I love it way more and am 100% engaged in the work and my clients' successes.

🐝First of all, it's like one of the most engaging groups I've ever been a part of.

Meetups + books + podcasts are the way to go, but meetups are the most crucial to your confidence level and to know people like you do this every day.I agree with @Nathan Gesner on the heads up, when you say you are new and want help, everyone has a pitch, that's why meetups are so good - most have no pitch, just networking, unless it's run by a hard money lender.I have a couple friends who invest in the Lehigh Valley that I can connect you with when the time comes.

If the property’s in a growing area and you're confident about its potential, it could be a solid investment for the future. 

You seem extremely confident in your initial claims, take me up on it.Either way, I do appreciate the honest feed back on my posts from both of you, I understand that NY is one of the hardest markets to succeed in, but I am a firm believer in the Stockdale Paradox (Jim Collins, Good to Great).Best,-JonThis wasn't a back and forth.

Your input has put confidence in that decision.

Once you're ready for the next purchase, you will have experience, systems, and the confidence to tackle a bigger project like a BRRRR.

You need people though to get the confidence to do it, not money.