I'm newer to the community but am looking to contribute and also glean wisdom from more experienced RE investors.

Here we try to 'pay it forward', and help other investors who are just starting out by paying back the knowledge we've gleaned from reading in these pages to other investors. 

I've read up on it and understand the basics but I wanted to run my situation by the forum and see if I could glean some wisdom as to whether I'm ready to head down the refi path with one of those triplexes.  

@Matt Popilek Build your own rent roll and T-12 with the information you glean from the seller.

That experience taught me a lot and I'm ready to apply those lessons learned along with anything I can glean from others here to work myself out of my job.

I've gleaned much from those fellas and, collectively, they've redefined my investment strategy.  

Also visiting that market to walk the streets and talk to residents and proprietors (think restaurant owners, gas station attendants and Uber drivers) often times they can tell you something in 5 minutes that you could never glean from hours of research.Cheers

I am excited that there are more resources and networking opportunities through this site then there was when I was trying to fumble through and am excited to glean what info I can from it, and help others when possible.

I can also tell you I was able to glean some helpful information on the probate process/law simply by calling the County Clerk's office and a local probate attorney and asking very specific questions about the process. 

That being said, I’m following this discussion to glean as much wisdom from the greater BP community as possible.