Hi All,Really excited to have discovered Bigger Pockets and this awesome community!  

I'm not sure how to tackle this.Short story is - I want to try my hand at owning vacation properties that are oversea for me - I do not know where to start.Basically I am asking for information resources. 

I didnt know about bigger pockets back then I bet this group could have helped me find a lender willing to loan me the money.

Hi All-If an investor follows the rules of thumb that bigger pockets lays out (2% rule, etc) you can ASSUME  that there is a large enough cash flow cushion to absorb any risks in the property.

It'll also make the shelves and room look a bit bigger, and is much cheaper than tiling over.https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-66umtfIeG80/UE6gIBiGb6I...Obviously this would look a bit different, but just to give you a general idea of how it could look .

I will be running a background check for some applicants for the first time and I was wondering what resources you use to do that?

Our plan was to acquire 2 or 3 single family homes then make the leap to developing bigger commercial projects from raw land with a proven history in real estate investing. 

Bigger buyer pool, more control, better appreciation.

One of our lenders hooked me up to it and I've liked what I've seen so far, but I'm not sure if it's worth putting all of my contacts and using it as my full resource tool yet.

New to bigger pockets and new to the Real Estate World!