The biggest issue I found when I started off while living in San Francisco is going to be the high entry points for investment properties + the landlord laws not being that friendly. 

@Lucas Miller I'm sure he is, but that's giving him a ticket to find his biggest fanboy or fangirl and having me talk with them. :)I'm looking for the unsolicited opinion of someone Lane himself wouldn't call on for their experiences (I'm big on listening and chatting with folks), just to get a sense of what deals they've gotten involved in and how they've gone so far.

Also you can check Meetup for local investor groups as well as there are some smaller ones around also.I'd say one of the biggest steps is choose a type of Investing.

Home depot and Lowes, two of our biggest creditors are great about working with small business owners.

This is one of the biggest mistakes investors nationwide make. 

That it's an inflationary action, not huge one but still, that's those "votes" as I am seeing it. yes, one could argue those were priced in weeks ago, although that's a valid argument for trading sideways not upwards. 50bps is the biggest of the anticipated and many expected 25.

GET OFF the internet, I recently purchased a 7 UNIT in EAST Cleveland, what does the internet say about that area? 

@Stephanie Lopezhi, happy to help but not sure what to say here. just to be blunt, you're asking random people on the Internet... if you should meet another random person that you found on the Internet. 

Im not sure exactly what to do but here is what I do: First I know my market really well which I think is the biggest factor in helping investors.

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