Also, local real estate agents can also be a goldmine for off-market deals since they often hear about them before anyone else.As for property management, researching and looking at online reviews are a good start, but a real insider tip?

With a long-term mindset and connection to the Oakland community, you can build a successful real estate portfolio.Good luck!

When you run property management numbers - they get 'ugly' real fast.Lets say you buy a long term rental and it rents for $1,200/month, and if you financed it, it costs you $900/month for a fully loaded (Principle, interest, taxes, insurance) mortgage.  

I don't qualify as a real estate professional. 

Invest their personal profits into real estate.3.

Hello,First time poster and fairly new to real estate investing.

Is it that interest rates have really just killed real estate investing?

Starting my real estate investment journey and using experience as a budding commercial/residential agent to guide my journey as well as the journey of others I interact with.

@Bo Goebel 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.

If they have their real estate license then yes