These "grey-hairs" can also steer you toward the other critical team members you'll need, including attorneys, insurance brokers, mortgage brokers, and contractors.Once you do this you won't be alone for long!

So i am in the process of buying my first investment property and was quite shocked at how high the closing costs are when i got the official numbers. is there any negotiating with the lenders on any aspects of the closing costs??

How do you know if what your mailing is working (and what aspects are driving performance)?

I'm not sure about the laws in your state, but in CA, if it is established that you knowingly did not enforce certain aspects of your lease, they become null. 

Or is it going to be just pure criticism and general advise of "start reading and networking"?

However, it's critical for you to know that the Cape Cod real estate market all but shuts down after Labor Day and starts up after Memorial Day.  

I began to see that it just wasn't a lucrative time for that aspect of REI.

I realized that my problem was FEAR, fear that my offer would be accepted, fear that I would make a mistake and I'd be criticized for my ambition to be financial successful and the fear of the unknown - understanding that I didn't know what I didn't know!

There are a lot of different aspects you can bring to a partnership other than money. 15k might be the perfect amount of cash if you were able to contribute by being boots on the ground, meeting with contractors, property managers...As for going at it on your own, I don't know the price of things there but you probably could do some house hacking with that much cash.

Not suggesting this will be the outcome in every instance, but concur with others that you may want to consider holding if the other aspects / fundamentals of your market remain attractive.