I signed up a year ago and must say, My periodic visits to this site over the past year have really kept me focused on getting my financial ducks in a row and finally achieving my long time goal of owning a multifamily property and starting a portfolio of buy and holds.

If you listen to the podcasts that's what really separates those who succeed and achieve their goals from those who don't.You've found a fantastic community here on BP, and connecting with like-minded people on here and taking advantage of all the resources will save you a lot of headaches.I'm a full time investor/agent, so feel free to reach out anytime.  

Use it correctly, and it will help you achieve results much faster.

If you are passionate and love what you do the hard work will be some of the most rewarding experiences you have achieving success and building a business to be proud of.  

I've put in 12 - 18 hour days, 6 days a week, working on building this vision - from concept to logistics, marketing strategies, market identification, building a network of vendors, chatting with investors, building business development strategies that have passed proof of concept, creating hiring strategies and an online HR management system, building a social media presence, creating marketing agency-grade marketing collateral, establishing branding, website building, building relationships with hard money lenders, you name it, I've worked on it and achieved success there.

Was the "inspection period" a ruse and another form of deception to achieve your goals?

Here is a little more info in response to your questions:Why am I buying and what am I trying to achieve?  

Return is very important, but you can't have make a return on your money if you can't achieve positive cash flow.

Maintain high productivity with minimal supervision and achieve deadlines without being micro-managed.

My ultimate goal is to be able to get enough cash flow in to replace mine or my wife's income and I will not rest until I have achieve that :)  I have been bringing myself up to speed on REI, strategies, and networking using BP, local REI group, Podcats, etc.Feel free to connect with me for questions, investment opportunities, and tips & advice or even for IT questions.