Hey @Nick Barker   you should have a leg up running the numbers :)I regularly attend or are a part the top 4 of these, the other 2 are ones I do not attend but I believe are valuable.Let's grab coffee some timeTC meet up listhttps://www.meetup.com/Saint-Paul-Landlords-Meetup/https://www.meetup.com/Real-Estate-Investing-Rehab-Meetup/https://www.meetup.com/Future-Millionaire-Real-Estate-Investor-Club/https://www.meetup.com/BP-Bi-Monthly-Meetup/https://www.meetup.com/Rental-Property-Wealth/events/251370403/https://www.meetup.com/Millennial-Investors-Focus-Group/events/24588250Tim

My wife and I both worked for nearly a decade for a commercial property company focused on leasing and sales in the retail sector so personal real estate investing was always a path we knew we would pursue having seen first hand the wealth real estate can generate. 

I'm not saying they're aren't snakes in any profession but i am saying myself and the lenders i work with are some pretty awesome folks who focus on getting the deal through so you as an investor can make money and hopefully use us again on your next project.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bp The second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

Hello all,I have for the most part focused on rental properties but would like to now move into flipping, particularly rehabbing and subsequently reselling properties, as the return is faster than rental properties.

@Marc Padilla If Jax is your area of focus, I'd definitely recommend joining JaxREIM on meetup (more of a marketplace where wholesalers and investors message each other) and also check out the JaxREIA website - that is more of a traditional REIA with regular local meetings and education - and time a visit to JAX around one of their meetings.Welcome to BP!

The 401(k) will not have sheltered the gain in value and you will likely end up in a very high tax bracket in the year of distribution.The better strategy is to focus the 401(k) capital on the investment(s) that will produce the best results for the plan, not something you are personally interested in.If the plan held a property that performed well for 5, 10 or 15 years to the point of your retirement, then have the plan sell that property. 

My wife and I are both Realtors in Colorado and I focus on the investor side of our business.

Our goal was to focus on the BRRRR strategy but if we we're to get a hard money loan or use private money we would not be able to re-fi into a long term mortgage.

First, you don't focus on what it takes to win a property.