Insurance in several areas are costly possibly due to frequent fire incidents.  

Some were wholesalers that we've been in contact with before they started using Investor Lift, some are outfits that we found through browsing the available properties on the platform.I've thought about joining as well as we'll wholesale deals that don't meet our investment criteria from time to time... as an agent though I lean towards buying personally, assigning directly to a client, or listing more frequently than wholesaling, so I'm just not doing enough wholesaling volume to justify the $479/mo price tag.

They post frequently and will be happy to assist.  

It can get pretty chilly in this Mediterranean climate of ours.

They usually get caught and fined but it happens really frequently.

I read "The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking" by Philip J Anderson and he frequently cites Fred Harrison's work on the 18 year real estate cycle.

Too undiversified for me though.Another alternative is to sell some of the physical properties and purchase an equal amount of a RE mutual fund to allow you to rebalance your real estate portfolio with non-real estate investments more easily and frequently in the future.

@Richard Miller I just found out about 'House Hack Seattle', and they do meetups somewhat frequently I guess?

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We hear frequently from former members asking if we'll be re-opening and those potential guests lamenting the fact they haven't been able to visit us.We've a couple of younger former associates and a couple of new ones who wish to join us in managing, maintaining, marketing and hosting at the venue.