That will train your mind in all types of business including the real estate industry.

I have started researching some of the training, and have decided to do some wholesaling, to come up with more money to support my multifamily purchases to buy and hold.   

Their methodology is fraught with risk, the general public and agents aren't trained to assess a home and the repairs it may need: "ask people to upload photos and answer more questions about the home.

I am looking to hire and train a VA to take cold calls for me for 5-8 hours a day M-F .

  $20k is awesome for a first timer and the "on the job" learning/training is invaluable.

Had to jump through all the same hoops, DTI / income verification/IRS transcripts...only difference was they actually loaned to us (my husband had a foreclosure in 2014) I guess the rigors of the loan process depends on the bank itself.

@Lee Burns There are a lot of towns in NJ that will have you in the city within 45 minutes via train.

I'm a marketing strategist by training and am really curious to get some personal perspectives from y'all: What KPIs / metrics matter when researching in which communities to invest?

"As a developer in training, you want a job that exposes you to the maximum amount of the development cycle with the maximum possible learning velocity (time and speed).

Flood zones, train tracks, industrial areas, etc. tend to suppress land values which means that the other residents are likely to be in a lower income and education demographic.