The reason many are agents or related to one is to save the commissions when purchasing and selling. 

By day I work in the oil and gas sector as an accountant, but I'm looking to increase my knowledge related to real estate and hopefully invest in some buy and hold multi-family units for some additional long-term cash flow.

Graduated college in 2014, am age 26, got married right after college, new member to BP, reading David Greene's book now on Long Distance Investing, originally planned on purchasing buy-and-hold properties for cash-flow OOS.

I don’t necessarily know the real estate ins and outs of each neighborhood, but I know the good, bad, and hip neighborhoods, as well as the relative income levels of each.

I placed a bid on a house today that has some relatively new laminate flooring.

I can relate to your problem, but a good accounant will usually save you a lot more money than the fee that they charge.

I was searching for foreclosures/preforeclosures and I found a relatively cheap/"the numbers worked"I do not have a credit or capital currently and FRANKLY, I DON"T WANT TO START OFF IN A "F-" NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE I DON"T WANT TO DIE OR ALMOST DIE every time I COLLECT RENT!!!!!!

Hi David Pierson I think it’s important when you are starting out to stay relatively close to where you live when you are investing.

Also on the council notes are discussions on the infamous "centre plan," it sounds like they're gonna promote making our city more dense and to facilitate an aging demographic by allowing in-law suites in R1 zoning.

I think aged out juvenile sex offenders, sober living, and prostitutes wanting to get of the streets would be a good fit.