Hi MarcusI'm also a new investor out of the RALEIGH/Triangle areaWould be interested in connecting Send me a Colleague request and lets get together All the bestStephen

I spoke to a rep numerous times just hours before submitting just to make sure I understood their process and not once did they mention they weren't currently funding.

I needed to discuss that with the other members of our LLC and since then have left messages numerous times that have not been returned.

I spent numerous hours researching from multiple sources the whole LLC question and asset protection matter and all the rabbit holes it opens.

There are numerous benefits to having a PM, even if you're local, and the costs of using one should be included in your purchase considerations.

Employees are required to be paid W-2.I've had numerous clients audited for employee classification compliance in the past year.

If you battle with them they can wreck your place or cause you grief in numerous ways.

You can find deals that are great numerically but could lose money and you end up suffering frustration because of terrible tenants due to non-numeric information.Real Estate requires people (Seller/Renter/Buyer/Property Manager/Contractors) and those are less plot-able on a graph.Just don't want you to get stuck on making a complicated spreadsheet :)

I often found myself so pre-occupied listening to success stories that I barely consider the numerous, obscure cases that never made it. 

This is because the RE market is efficient and based on numerous factors.