I learned the industry (still have LOTS to learn) by exposure from my wife (she had been a CMA/CNA for a # of years) and then seeking out someone who had started an assisted living business and spending some time with them (connect with them via biggerpockets)  And by taking the leap.I've definitely never been happier and it's pretty fulfilling as well - the residents really do depend on you for a lot and are very grateful - much different to experience graciousness from folks compared to what I was doing (insurance claims where everyone was angry all the time - it had wore me out...my insurance experience has come in pretty handy though as we try to navigate and specialize in medicaid payers) 

so the topic of the day was how to navigate from here with the loan process.

The tax return preparation for a rental activity is fairly straightforward and can be easily navigated yourself with the comprehensive help module in TurboTax Premier.

I was on cozy and got migrated to apartments.comI listed my house on both, but got good response on zillow (and free ad on apartments.com got close to zero response, while I got about 1000 views and 40 emails in 2 weeks on zillow).But all my payments and lease signing, I opted to go with apartments.com because their customer support was really good (I called them thrice and they navigated me through tenant on-boarding).

I rigorously run multiple scenarios from long time ago to reach this conclusion and indeed it works.

Hi, just curious why you’re interested in SF multi family given: you’re based in LA, rent control is practically a blood sport in SF, and direct local experience is crucial in navigating the myriad nuances.

This gives me a much better idea of what to expect later on and I think I'll be able to refine my strategies a little more to navigate my first investment easier.

They also help with letting us know if things break or are missing and we just navigate through that as needed.

Just beginning to navigate that path.

And they drop the ball far more often than you would think.This is why having a good broker who knows how to navigate the process and who can keep the lender on track is worth the extra fee.