Hi Anna, At the start of your journey you may be limited by the amount of money and time you want to put into it.

Impossible to tell which would benefit you most.I have found that lenders value the house in different ways; one is a full appraisal and the other is an automatic valuation…my credit union did a “drive by” valuation.  

Hello BiggerPockets community,I was referred to this community by a local real estate investor in Colorado.

And then a few more years go by and those profit centers enable you to refinance all 6 and double your holdings.  

The income approach to valuations is used for 5+ unit properties by appraisers.3.

These groups "find the deal" by raising money for other operator/syndicators, they market themselves (often with tag lines on LinkedIn of: I help busy (fill in industry) professionals create passive income through real estate),  They raise money from their own network and funnel it into a syndicators deal for part of the GP ownership.  

In our state, property management must be done by a licensed real estate agent.

As mentioned by others, most states require you to put your license on hold.

The underwriting process will take place once you are in contract meaning your offer being accepted from the seller.

I'm not a part of that organization, but I'm curious, what would be the goal/the outcome that you'd be looking for by joining?