I am looking at some potential properties in Tacoma, WA. I am new to REI. My background is in Finance so I am good with numbers, but don't have a lot of experience evaluating how much repair work a house needs to get ...

The wealth of knowledge than can be obtained is incredible and I am happy to have stumbled across BP and more importantly this NJ sub forum.A little bit about myself - I've always had an entrepreneurial spirit growing up (started a small landscaping company in HS to get me through college), however, I fell into the trap of "you need to get a good degree, then a good job, with a good company."  

A broker approached me with 50 million dollar building thats new construction, the deal is to large for me but I have a friend that my be the right buyer, how much can I ask from the buyer to give me as a finders fee?

Funny story: "Vacant land for $1500" is literally the exact example I frequently use for when a first-time homebuyer asks when it might be prudent to skip title insurance, since I'm saying it would be incredibly foolish to skip it on their first home purchase, which is never $1500 vacant land if I'm involved in the transaction.

experience is worth far more than a couple grand a year. in 10 years you might find that PM experience valuable while you'll have long forgotten about the money. better approach: negotiate a raise in the PM job and give yourself a win/win

@Chris Pohlson I have run into the same problem as I investigate lenders as I am approaching my final conventional loan.  

That being said, I have seen it work for some investors, if you can get an incredible deal. 

Don't know when that became a thing in all businesses (crypto seems to have the leading kid coaches) but i'm curious if you have input on paying/learning and how you approached mentorship. 

This place has an incredible amount of resources and is an amazing sounding board for all things real estate.

That was their initial approach - to petition the seller for a return of their EMD, but I felt that wasn’t fair as the seller didn’t do anything wrong - the bank and their realtor were at fault.I may not have mentioned this but the HOA provided all needed documentation of renter/owner ratio before the offer was submitted - bank had that paperwork from day 1 but didn’t decline based on it until the day closing was scheduled to occur.