make sure you have selected "multifamily" under property type and deselected "single family" in the search fields- you may have to go to "advanced search".

Start going to REIA's and network with people, find out who the big players are and try to surround yourself with them, get educated in the field that way as well as reading blogs, listening to podcasts and asking questions here on BP!

I am currently working in the Wholesale field, but also do a lot of networking and match making.

As someone new to this field I am wondering if this site could be used as a tool for relatively accurate analysis until I have a handle on costs myself.

All you are missing is hedge fund experience :)Most people on BP struggle with working full time jobs and investing on the side or have had made the plunge and work hard full time on their real estate investing/business.Having worked in the commercial real estate field, I can say that nepotism and a big bank account funded by family is unfortunately, a part of the culture in many instances.

I currently build actuators for the medical field and I actually enjoy doing it too.

One understood that a time consuming learning curve was necessary for success in this field, that there were no shortcuts or instant riches.You need to start with the basics; real estate investing is only profitable in one of two ways, either you buy a property for less than it eventually is worth or the property you buy has a positive net income generated.

@Lillian Mitchell sounds like your "field trip" was more valuable than the field trips you used to have in school days as you learned a LOT!

Hey @Ken Fields - Welcome to BP!!

This will give you time to develop a data field list, capture method and some strategies for manually pulling and prioritizing files (even parking tips!).