This aligns with your financial situation and helps mitigate risks associated with high debt-to-income ratios.

So I think JLL is the main brokerage I should be hoping to work for, but I'm not sure how long JLL will be in this seat with VA. 

Hey Janet, it's good to hear that you are not in a rush to get this one moved.

Quote from @Jose Remor: Hi all, I'm new and found the bigger pockets after reading "How to Invest in real estate" book from Brandon and Josh.

welcome @Cam Caraher and congrats on joining BP, this place is the start for many, sure was for me longer ago than I care to admit.I'm not personally in your market, although was born in dorchester and grew up in NH, but this is a great place to meet locals.If you have not already a great starting point is the Meetups posted here, just search for your area and see if any meetups are happening. 

I hadn't realized I was banned from this group.  

I've heard reliable reviews on this company and was optimistic I would be able to trust them.

For more details on driving for dollars, check out this article from BiggerPockets:   https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/driving-for-dollars

I highly recommend attending real estate networking events to meet more people is this space and pick their brain and learn more from their projects and see what is working and what is not.

For the past year, listening to podcasts, doing research, and debating when the right time to start this journey, we have decided to get over the fears and just focus on the analysis and dive right in.