I see that all three of you have built custom workspaces for podio and this may be a broad question, but how do they all differ?

Good morning , this is a very broad question but in a couple of weeks I'll have my real estate license.  

You can also cherry pick real estate deals where someone made millions,tens of millions or more in profit on a deal.People can talk in broad strokes on a macro view but then there will always be unique examples at the micro level.I have lots of clients that have made gains in stocks and now they want to get out as they cannot stomach the market.

In addition, there are lots of real estate investor groups, many listed on the events page here on BP, and many on meetup.com  I think your question is a little broad, so perhaps consider looking for some of those Boston threads and join those conversations.  

I had 3 door knock teams.... one man one women... women kicked but men where there for safety.My wife is a lifelong realtor.. and there are certain things you need to do to be safe.. she kind of has a sense.. she gets crank calls and kind of has learned what situations not to be in.one of the major ones is alone with male.. she opens the house and stays on the front porch.. never gets trapped in a bedroom and would never go into a basement etc.talk to your real estate agent lady friends.. there are courses.having a firearm while great.. you have to be a quick draw and most can't hit the broad side of the barn with a pistol especially in a high stress situation..

Areas to stay away from are the pocket south of Cooper street and east of Broad st.

I would like to see what people’s opinions are on what they look for in terms of broad picture of the markets.

Can't paint in such broad strokes, it all comes down to your market.

Your question is just too broad to get a more detail answer IMHO. 

If you're managing from California, your KS LLC may be subject to tax in California as well as the Franchise Tax Board takes a broad interpretation of "doing business" in CA.