Just had a licensed guy say I couldn't afford to pay him what he wanted for a little project I proposed; he, and rightly so, needs a good profit to show up and the little stuff doesn't have that potential.Having several places is ideal for people that want to have additional retirement resources but don't plan on having rentals be their business... but lots of PM's in my area won't touch single family and don't want small portfolios.

And you get the benefit of having over 100 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

Another great resources are the podcasts http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/p...Also, @Dave Bingham has a monthly get together.

I recently got licensed as a real estate agent which I believe will be beneficial not only from the standpoint of the income it can provide but also networking, learning the market, and so on.So far I have been spending a lot of time mainly listening to the podcasts here but I look forward to getting into the forums and the other areas of Bigger Pockets to learn what I can and eventually being another resource for anyone that I can help out.Have a great day!

If a meeting to assess your resources is so intimidating why do you think you will enjoy being a landlord?

This is a wonderful resource for both new and seasoned investors. 

This site and community here at BP are full of resources to learn about anything in RE.  

And you get the benefit of having over 100 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

Your selection of "projects" will be different in each scenario.We are buy and hold investors but even among our selection of rentals, we would have different priorities:student rental units - looking for simple. healthy, efficient, durable, and easy to clean;rooming house - focus is even more heavily on energy/resource efficiency since we carry the costs.executive rentals - higher end finishes and furnishings.