Professional builders have a profit margin of 10%.

I'd really appreciate any advice or insight any of you would have on the start of my investing journey.

I am also just starting my real estate investing journey and would love info on the meetup.

Exploring potential investment opportunities in Florida, California, and Arizona for your future retirement and occasional getaways sounds like a fantastic idea.Best of luck on your real estate journey!

Here's time & money an agent or PMC needs to spend to get a rental listed:1) Make sure it's clean2) Hopefully, take professional pics and just not use the camera-phone3) Take room sizes and note positives and negatives about the property4) Since most rentals aren't advertised on MLS, research multiple sources for rental comparables to determine rent.5) Write a GREAT ad for the property6) Syndicate or manually enter the ad on numerous websitesThen, once published for rent, how much time do you think they spend taking all the phone calls (most of them from idiots who don't take the time to read the ad), doing all the showings, chasing applications & supporting docs, processing applications?

Not a Lien state how’s the journey I’ll be in Raleigh next week ;)

Please share your journey as it goes. 

I'm eager to connect, collaborate, and embark on this journey together.

Hey Weronika, There is also a section of BiggerPockets that lists tax professionals here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/tax-partnersAs others have said, there is tons of help available on the forums as well.

Best of luck to you on your journey.