I just felt like I am the veteran, i will be the owner, i will be living there ( i dunno if it'll be 51% that's best case for the wife if i make it to her as often as i could it'll probably be more like 75-80% me at the other property.thanks for all the reply's , definitely found the sub-thread that has the eyeballs in itAs far as not knowing anything about basic stuff like that ..

You should most definitely get rid of a rate if it’s higher than that caveat with commercial investment loans, however is that you cannot pay off personal debt he’s our business purpose, Loans only.

@Merritt Harris I think it depends on your definition of "top" broker in a market. 

I most definitely would give her name to anyone looking in my area.

I'm pretty sure BP has an article about realtors working with investors that is definitely a good thing to read up on. other than that be ready to spend a little money, be ready to run comps, and re-hab "numbers"  on properties for your investment side all around just prepare yourself and soak up as much information as you possibly can because learning the realtor side of the real estate world and the investment side are two, I wouldn't say completely different things but there is a lot more information to stack on top of the realtor knowledge.

@Dwayne Clarke it sounds like you’ve gone through a series of misfortunate events and getting back on the right path.

If you’re looking to purchase a home and use it at a long term rental until you retire, this is definitely a good market with the direction of rent $ and shortage of homes available to renters. 

It’s definitely a combination of how you operate as well as the actual property and what it has to offer.There is already a lot of good advice on this thread about regulations and looking at comps - you make your money when you’re buying so don’t rush into something you don’t fully understand or have the answers to!

Propstream does have a nicer interface, but definitely needs user experience adjustments.

I'd also recommend learning as much as you can about each while you embark down the path of pursuing them.Audible Audiobooks are a great resource to do that.