I regularly attend workshops and seminars to stay updated on industry trends and best practices.

There is a joke in the industry that anyone who says "I've been doing it this way for (insert number of years here)!"

I did a ton of research and talked to dozens of people in the insurance industry before reaching a decision.

is the 'gravel' on the shingles coming off (ie are there bare asphalt shingles)? 

I'm just an investor in SFR/small MF and the vineyard/wine industry near there.

After graduating college with a degree in both marketing and finance I transitioned to the lending side of the real estate industry.

As a few others have mentioned I think the 15% fee for MTR is the typical industry standard but it can depend on the area

At the time when the chemical industry discovered farmers as a huge market all sorts of herbicides and pesticides (the are banned today) were introduced, stored and disposed of basically into the ground: the farmer did not want to have stuff growing between the barn and the farmhouse anyway, so seemed like a good spot to kick that barrel over.

Try to find some industry commercial deal Analysis data but most of them are for muti family .

I'm going to be honest, it is kind of scary venturing into unfamiliar territory, after 19 years in the home health industry, but being part of Bigger Pockets gives me the confidence necessary to not give up or slow down.