Here's a little advice for BP1) Set up keywords for your area and interests so that you're notified when they're used and then start interacting.2) Read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide3) Go through applicable blogs and podcasts as there are a lot of great resourcesAdvice for REI...1) Study up on what you need to know/do for the 1st step and then do it, then repeat for all following steps until you have completed your first investment then repeat the process and keep learning.

In recent months I have come across several blogs, reviews and discussions related specifically to Real Estate Investors who are looking for an “Investor Friendly” Title Company and it made me wonder what exactly it is that you are looking for and what you feel is most important to you when selecting a Title Company to handle your transactions.After many years working with Investors, Home Owners, Lenders and Real Estate Brokers, I find that each have specific needs related to their role in the transaction and that a Title Company must be able to adapt to those needs to ensure client satisfaction.

We are starting this as in the forums and will blog on our journey as we go.  

Reading forums got this company - https://www.ofx.com/en-au/blog/buying-a-property-o...

Hi Drew, I wouldn't admit that I'm an attorney on this blog.

I wrote about my investments with this company in my blog article Have I Found the Holy Grail of Passive Real Estate Investing?

I've outlined the main reasons in a blog post you can read here, why I think apartments are a better investment than SFR.

In Fact - I get MORE out the blog posts on Bigger Pockets than I did from the very expensive lesson I had.  

Whether it was due to their ignorance of RE (like they're just guys off the street who read a blog about RE and think they can therefore wholesale to get rich quick ) or they just wanted to throw a crap deal onto someone because they're a straight up con-man.

I've noticed many of the early retirement blogs and web sites like MMM and ERE are filled with IT people like me.