Hey Jesse,As a new investor myself, I found a lot of great information in the Ultimate Beginners Guide on your dashboard.

Hi James,This is very bright idea. this is one that I have thought of doing my self, if you can produce consistently and pre-screen these leads you will be love by agents once you hand them off to them, one because like you said, it is all about ROI (time + money) to obtain these leads, and for an agent time is so valuable, plus they only have to paid you once it is closed not up front.

These are the types of stories I like because you accomplished so much and gained valuable experience in this deal.I don't think you made a mistake by buying in this less desirable area.  

Since joining, I've now had an opportunity to go back over posts and gain some truly valuable information, and thanks to all who posted...for me, seems SOLO is my best and most flexible option (65, LLC with some active work income, semi-retired and trimming down further with time). 

His website has some valuable information for landlords, so it's worth reading. 

I'm very new to this real estate game and so far I've been reading BiggerPocket guides and tuning in to webinars and podcasts. 

I like the search features: https://www.biggerpockets.com/searchAlerts can be really helpful too: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsThere are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

Please pardon my ignorance but this is why I am making my first post, help me understand.We’ve all seen the market phases chart explaining:Phase 1 - RecoveryPhase 2 - ExpansionPhase 3 - HypersupplyPhase 4 - RecessionI understand why this is valuable to certain types of real estate investors but I’m failing to find much more understanding short of obtaining the best price when you buy a piece of real estate for the “Have and Hold” Real Estate investor.So... as a have and hold real estate investor, why do I care about market phases beyond obtaining the best price?

Have you read this guide? 

Check out the guides under the education tab above.