@Micah Weiss  Your questions may be answered in this BP blog post  Why the Vast Majority of Investors Should Stay Far, Far Away From D-Class Properties by Andrew Syrios

...Here's a good primer on Insurance....https://www.buildium.com/blog/why-you-need-landlord-insurance/

I read a blog by a lawyer the other day and he noted that small landlords with a handful of properties or even just one are most likely to be taken advantage of by tenants.

They are very informative, and contain ample information. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/

Glad to have you on here.Advice for this site...1) Set up keywords for your area and interests so that you're notified when they're used and then start interacting.2) Read through  The Ultimate Beginner's Guide3) Go through applicable blogs and forums as there are a lot of great resourcesAdvice for REI...1) Pick a strategy and study up on what you need to know/do for the 1st step and then do it, then repeat for all following steps until you have completed your first investment then repeat the process and keep learning.

Hi Grant,I am far from being an expert, but I came accross this blog and insight during my research from the blog below --“This is the top and there is nowhere to go from here but down, I called it in ‘07 and I’m calling it now.

Hi Christian,Check out this helpful blog post.

There may be a need for this, but just like BP, there is a lot of information, books, blogs out there to offer this type of service.

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Hi Drew, I wouldn't admit that I'm an attorney on this blog.