It may not make sense to purchase a coin operated machine as they are soo much pricier than regular machines.

I’ll be reminding myself of these on a regular basis!

I currently host the New Haven County meet-up held the first Monday each month, same time and place you can check it out here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...and feel free to join of course if that's easier than starting your own, either way I'm interested if you do intend to start another meet-up, let me know.Best,Ryan

Instead of putting a huge down payment on a property that in some cases will not cash flow as a regular rental, then it's better to start with arbitrage, and then decide between more arbitrage or buying HOUSES now that he has experience.

I assure you no agent is going to take you on with off markets if you wont show your loyalty to them working on the regular inventory also. 

I regularly receive text, emails and paper mail, even people knocking on my door from my "utility company" and it's a dead ringer for their letterhead sometimes even, but fake nonetheless.And to be clear is it for sewer lateral (waste line) replacement or the incoming service line of clean water to your rental?

I help people buy profitable deals in town all the time, I also host a local meetup.

If you go to a regular bank that will matter greatly to them except if you use a cash rich partner. 

Extra doors for one mortgage.We also did move regularly into fixers, improved them over time.

The person that told you to keep your regular job made since as that is mental therapy as well as income.