Just think of the money you can make by doing comps on a friday night instead of going to walmart at 3am to goof around in the toy section like others do in our age group when they are bored?

Also - pro Annual is cheaper than pro monthly over the long haul, so if you plan on being around 12 months or more, Pro Annual will save you a bit. 

I've actually been seriously toying with the idea of joining them, if for nothing else then so I can attend their 2-day seminar which is only available to paid members.Supposedly, you can learn quite a bit during the 2-day seminar, and I've heard that the second day is focused on how to transition from SF to MF, which right now is actually my top goal.

Without getting into the weeds, this strategy will actually cut your actual interest portion of your payments over the long haul. 

They may have too much stuff and not know how to get rid of it (you offer for them to leave everything they don't want and you will trash haul it).

I'm also single family home rehabber/wholesaler who has toyed around with buying apartment buildings.

The type of REI it sounds like you're going for is a long haul investment, so there's no rush to do everything all at once.Ok, additional notes....get comfy:You don't mention if you want to go the turnkey route or if you have interest in self-assembling a team.

Here is some outside the box research I do when I'm looking at markets out of state;Call U-Haul and ask how much it costs to drive a vehicle one way from and to the market you're interested in.

Demo and Haul away ($1000, accurate price from an Amigo)2.

Shaye Mora If you are achieving 2% or better in the investor-friendly states these days, it probably comes with higher vacancy over the long haul and/or is C- or D-class.