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., it will be completely meaningless from an organic search perspective.

If a broker chooses to join the association of realtors or mls there may be some rules to follow, but these are private organizations, they don't make law.

It totally depends on where you're starting, how much capital you have available, how much time you have available, what your skill set is...I think the best way to start is to read as much as you can on this site (and listen to the podcasts).

Hello @Alex Kelly +1 on @Christopher Bowen's comments on the state of the Seattle multifamily market.There are a couple real estate investment associations who tend to be guru of the month type organizations but the networking and local knowledge are the real value.REAPS (Real Estate Association of Puget Sound) http://reapsweb.com/REIA (Real Estate Investors Association of Washington) www.REIAwa.comTo take your apartment networking to the next level go hang out with apartment owners, operators and those who provide services and products to apartments: the landlord associations.

I would love to use my skills to help out others so that I could learn from their investing experience.

I think it's time I used those skills to build a solid real estate portfolio.

The reason the comment about contacting the bank seemed funny is basically that large banks notoriously have terrible communication skills in these matters.

I used to work for a triathlon event organizer, and we'd rent 2-5 uhauls event weekends for setup, teardown, course water station refills, sign placement and trashout after a race was over.

@David Rhame To get started and having bad credit, you will need money to put into the deal, and find a seller that is motivated and will carry financing for you.What exactly are your strengths, and skills?