@Aaron Yates that point you make about learning to find and evaluate properties yourself is something i think about a lot.re: evaluating. i have no hard experience in a trade that might guide me. i read lots of articles/checklists online and gather what they offer seems very general. if you have a suggestion for a more comprehensive resource or learning method to further this knowledge, i'd appreciate hearing about it.re: finding properties on my own. this is also befuddling. you listen to the podcast and many seem to have established a marketing company to seek out better properties gleaned from public records. i'm not quite at that level nor do i have the cash to make compelling offers. i'm just checking sites like zillow like everyone else and using that real estate agent i mentioned.i wonder if there's some middle step?

A great real estate agent who knows the area is by far the best way to determine the ARV in various situations.Long story short, an appraiser is rarely your best option for any pre-purchase information you might be looking to glean...

Our hope is to sell it this Spring and do the whole thing over again gleaning from our experience with this first house.

It seems like it would be useful for BP to have forum categories dedicated to regional areas (like Rochester) where we could better glean local intel.

I believe it has to do with the way the state records push into Lexus, where the screening software gleans it from. 

I'm really stoked to be able to start gleaning form all the collective experience and knowledge that all you fine folks have gained through your time in the real estate investing worldCheers!

The financing strategy you present would not work for everyone but the main take away I gleaned is that each investor needs to assess their resources and be open to creative approaches to meet the financing gaps that threaten to derail their objectives.Congrats.

If you take one out to lunch you might glean a ton of insight just by covering their lunch. 

I appreciate any clinical pearls I can glean from more experienced investors.  

@Joe Fairless Your signature line peeked my curiosity...in 6 years you went from $0 to $7 million of control...awesome...would love to learn from you.Actually looking forward to gleaning from all of you that replied here :) So much to do, so little time...lol...Have an AWESOME day everyone...will be back on here shortly!