Finding the point of contact for the VA was very difficult. I

I am thinking the difficulty is because it is an odd time of the year for people to be moving.

First a little about myself and investment goals:- In my 30s, married with two kids- Living in Columbus OH- Software developer, run a small technology consulting firm- Never owned a home- Have $175k I can deploy towards first purchase now or $250k by summer- Non-leveraged acquisitions only- Time is scarce so any investment must be passive- Focus on rental properties and willing to hold for 10-20 yearsI know there is a lot to learn, and I have started reading some books.

I interviewed with 4 brokerages and realized that in addition to the MLS, NVAR, Sentrilock, and similar necessary fees to play the game, most of them charged other fees such as "desk" fee, E&O insurance, admin fees, technology fees, etc. that I didn't necessarily understand. 

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Been in the real estate game for a while, plenty of experience with flipping and rentals. I have never really had to to do any marketing in the past except a little direct mail to find deals but understand ...

From all that I was seeing, Lehi had great promise and it was expected to triple in size within the next 10 years due to a technology/business boom (Lehi is now referred to as Silicon Slopes in the Tech industry and has in fact tripled in size since I first purchased my property).

One of those tenants experienced some difficulty from an insurance scam and lost his home of 15 years as a result.

Out-of-state investor that has been following the market in Oahu for a few months now. Been looking into possibly purchasing a small multi-family (duplex/triplex/fourplex) as a long-term rental. I'm seeing quite a few...

>Technological disruption in 2020 it's similar to the 1929 start of the automobile era.Cheers,Claudio Salvatorelli

I have had some banks tell me they won't refinance a property under an LLC. I'm trying to understand why? Moving forward (as a investor that has 3 doors) I'm trying to decide if I'm going to get an LLC. I know there i...