Warm welcomes.Looking forward to hearing about your progress and reading your future blogs.

utm_source=search&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=books (books recommended by BPers)Before making your 1st REI purchase please visit the link below for some useful tipshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/19/real-estate-investing-success-smart-tips/Simply, bone up on the areas that you need to expand knowledge in such as, Forums, Marketplace, Learn, Network, Analyze and Resources.Continue to feast on the Podcasts, #askbp Podcasts, blogs and webinars Lastly, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.

Given that you have 4 rental homes, that I assume are encumbered with a conventional, NOO mortgages, you should read the blog and find a 'portfolio' lender in your area.

Spend some time every day on BiggerPockets connecting with colleagues, perusing blogs and videos, and engaging with others on the forums:http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet9.

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.This is also a great place to meet people that can be assets to your business.

Check out my website for my daily blog so you can get an idea of the process.

Read the blogs, go through the forums and listen to the podcasts.

How excited am I to have found this blog!

I did just see this article the other day from the BP Blogs all about figuring CapEx....

Eric - m y opinions on PMs are well documented here, on the blog, and on the podcast.