@Russell Brazil The home is less than a mile from Topgolf and the National Harbor.

You might also check out RealProtect.com (insurance partner from National REIA) and APIAProtects.com  ( I have used APIA, which was a good product)

If everyone on BP sent me a buck, it would just be a tax problem I don't need. 3rd page of a good thread with an intelligent title that is different, that means more folks will probably read it and respond, so, here it goes.I don't know of any war between nations that started over building cars or any widget, many have started over land disputes or territories.

The people in BP Nation can comment on the value of a CCIM designation. disclaimer: I don't have a CCIM anything and I am not a licensed broker (although I have done more deals as a principal than the average licensed broker does in sales)

To get started, established, and grow in this business you need money (your cash) or access to it (people or institutions that will loan you money) there is absolutely no way around it.

https://www.marcusmillichap.com/-/media/files/research/research%20reports/national%20reports/2017/2017%20mm%20mf%20inv%20forecast.pdf

Local or national is welcomed.  

I think there's kind of this "black-hole" when it comes to being knowledgable on how to build relationships with a banker, and what the difference is between the nationals (wells, bofa, chase, etc.) versus the local credit unions.

By cost I mean properties that don't appreciate relative to the overall national market, expensive marketing to produce such deals or even increased risk by investing out of state.

We are just beginning the process of getting pre-qualified for a particular state and have had preliminary conversations with several potential lenders, both institutional and private, commercial, but we haven't yet submitted our documents to anyone.