I tried attending one in my local market a couple of times but felt like I was in some hotel ballroom being pitched on how the 12 year-old kid up in front would teach us all how to run to the back of the room to swipe $10K on our AMEX for the secrets of real estate investing.

Quote from @Shiloh Lundahl: @Jay Hinrichs so it sounds like you don't feel like you got punched in the face by real estate over the past couple of years. 

And if I sell I'm thinking... yes, either pick up a couple STR's or a multi family with 1031.

Especially if that’s true for both halves of a couple. 

Quote from @David Pearl: Quote from @Anthony Rondinelli: Hi,If I want to maintain a healthy DTI for a primary residence conventional loan in a couple years, what should I be aware of, or what strategies must I employ?

And if something pops up later such as unpaid material man, or a couple of subs who received no payment and did not provide lean releases- do you go after the contractors bond money after filing for a court order to do so?

Quote from @David Young: My wife and I are new to this and are saving for our first property our goal is to start looking for properties in November 25, we have a couple questions, would it be wise to invest out of state for our first time investment (we do plan on physically going to see the properties to potentially invest in) ? 

Hey Hazel, I have a couple of contractor referrals to help you out with this!

Inquire about a property and see how the PM responds.Those are a couple of checks you can try with any PM.

Only a couple deals under the belt, but would love to connect.