I have a background in e-commerce and would like to transition, hopefully smoothly, into the real estate realm.I have a little bit of a unique situation because my dad is a real estate developer and I have just moved to Colorado to learn the business and see the process from beginning to end.

Hi everyone, So I purchased my first place and everything went smooth.

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

I learned from experience that going with a lender that either knows you or some other professional vested in the deal makes things go as smoothly as possible.

Too many smooth talkers out there.

I would appreciate any advice.Thanks,RohitI'm going to guess that it isn't actually the seller's preferred lender, but the listing agent's preferred lender.Kickbacks are very illegal, but an agent wanting a deal to go smoothly is not illegal.In this case, however, the listing agent is shooting herself in the foot: the mortgage gal or guy that already knows your situation and has done a mortgage or two for you before, and that you know for a fact knows how to set up financing for folks that own several pieces of real estate (not everyone does), will make things go 20 times smoother than the listing agent's "go to" lender for her first-time home buyer clients with simple situations and no Schedule E.Tell your agent to tell the other agent to pound sand, you've already got a rockstar local non-big-bank lender that knows your finances, has done mortgages for you before, can steer your deal right back to the same underwriter that underwrote your last deal, and is strong in the ways of both the force AND investor borrowers. 

Ensure it is running smoothly, then get another. 

After that it's smooth sailing, nothing to be nervous about.You got this!

I am pretty sure that you have to call it your primary residence and not an investment property though, so use your time on base to learn about this great opportunity so you can make a smooth transition ASAP.Best of luck! 

In a good year where they are all running smoothly and no major drama, I might spend a grand total of 5-10 minutes a year chatting with my PM about them.