I, like many used to think “newbies” posted questions or asked for “help” to obtain the best advice from experienced investors, obtain guidance on strategic alternatives, or get a qualified opinion on whether the latest hot guru was worth the $40k price of admission.But, I was WRONG.No, none of those reasons are why newbies come to BP.They don’t want to find out that their “revelation” about how to invest has been tried about 10 million times - with limited successThey don’t want to learn that without capital, knowledge and experience their willingness to commit weekends is near uselessThey don’t want our opinion that they should skip trying to wholesale and spend some time learning as a licensed agentThey don’t want advice that has them taking classes at community colleges or learning real estate law, finance, or principles.So WHAT do they seek when they come to BPThey want comfort, encouragement. and to be told their thoughts are correct.

I'd strongly encourage you to make it easy to be found and cross-referenced across the social media platforms you use.

When the public threw out the leftist politicians who were worried about criminals “rights” rather than victims rights and eased regulations on business, encouraged new construction rather than prohibiting it, the NYC turned around.  

I would first encourage you to hire a retail leasing broker in your market. 

I encourage you to keep your goal high, but keep in mind that buying a property with an ARV of 250-350 will be difficult to find at 80.

It is encouraging. 

I work with several investors in this area and I would encourage you to not rule out Franklin & Brentwood.

Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I would just encourage you to do some research, because once you buy their insurance product, you can’t really back out of it.all the best!

If potential clients wanted to do that, we strongly encouraged them to work directly with a tax attorney with specific knowledge of IRA rules.