Since your interest lies in flips I added the below links for your review.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/07/flipping-houses/ (ultimate step by step guide to flips)https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/05/18/how-to-flip-houses-3/ (5 steps to flipping)https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/4/28/the-8-rules-for-flipping-in-2010/ (The 8 rules for flipping - J.

When I first started, I didn't allow pets and realized people just get them any way and lie/hide them from you.

Why would you recommend he lie?

Since your interest lies in multifamily units I added the below links for your review.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/06/1...https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/03/13/investing-multifamily-ben-leybovich/ (Podcast 061 - How to succeed in multifamily investing) https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/09/how-to-buy-a-small-multifamily-property/ (How to buy a small multifamily property)https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/11/16/how-to-choose-areas-multifamily-deals/ (Choosing multi-family deals) http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/07/19/how-to-buy-a-duplex/ (guide to buying a duplex)https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/12/12/bp-podcast-048-duplex-managing-tenants-darren-sager/ (Duplex investing)To be more successful, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.

I run is the most comprehensive, technologically advanced single-family residential platform in the U.S.

You already have some tools in your toolbox....no pun intended.Since your interest lies in buy and hold, I added several links below for your review.

As a broker myself, I would never tell a client to lie on an offer.  

While options strategies are considered basic knowledge for financial professionals, they are hardly understood by real estate investors and agents, and herein lies the opportunity.

.- Currently a technology PM/BA at a bank, which has a RE BusinessMy Goals: 1) Transition into the RE Business from IT, 2) Invest in a house myself or for income, 2) Transition between the available teams to learn as much as possible for an exit opportunity of starting my own company- The Bank has almost all of the imaginable RE teams: Acquisitions, Research, Management, Development, etc...- Each team also has a focus: Retail, Commercial, Residential, Infrastructure, Marine, Office, etc...- I have been focusing on networking with the Acquisition and Research teams since I believe those will be the most visible roles to the investment process- I have read a few Broker/Agent/Investing books and reading RE Financing/Investing right now.

My professional background is in technology test and evaluation.