After all your thoughts and suggestions, I feel a lot more comfortable and equipped with knowledge about section 8 tenants.

I am impressed with the amount of knowledge on this site, and I am kind of disappointed I didn't discover it earlier.

Definitely get involved in the wholesaling and rehab forum areas, because in my opinion the two require a lot of the same knowledge:1) An understanding of the local market2) How figure out ARV of a property3) How to estimate rehab costsThose are just a few.

I was even told that a RE Agent knowledgeable in investing could be a good help as well in finding deals.

Outside of REI, I have a career in the IT space, having worked at various large financial firms in the NY/NJ area and now as a Solutions Architect at a small firm in the network appliance space.In the few weeks that I've been reviewing info here on BP, I have been very impressed with the sheer volume of talent and knowledge present in the community; it's truly humbling to see just how much there is to learn.

If you submit something that shows your lack of knowledge with the numbers that could actually hurt you and show your enthusiasm for buying and inexperience.

Coming in unknown, announcing that you are "revolutionizing" the industry, and asking a thinly disguised leading "question" so you can promote your business is an obvious ploy most experienced members see through.If you do have knowledge of the hard money lending industry, taking your time to answer questions, providing unbiased information and sharing your knowledge will go a much longer way to promoting your company than your current "non" participation.

I must say that I'm quite impressed with the wealth of knowledge and experience on this site.

If you can complete a major renovation/ value play it is possible to purchase something distressed and fix up for lower then perceived retail price, however this takes a massive amount of capital and knowledge to execute on the scale of an NYC apartment building.This is not to say that you can't find the needle in the haystack but it is not a scale-able modelFind me a deal that is otherwise and lets analyze it

The caveat – I studied for 7 years before I did my first deal, and I’ve been learning ever since.MONEY FOLLOWS KNOWLEDGE in this business!