Hi BP community.I am brand new to real estate investing although I do own a home.Over the past few months I have dove in head first into the bigger pockets podcasts, Robert Kiyosaki’s books, and many others in order to learn about the business.I would like to meet BP members in my area if anyone knows about meetings that take place.I plan on purchasing a second home this year as an investment property.

You do not need an architect, you can use a designer.  

How you want to proceed is up to you, personally I’d inform them that they did not follow the proper process by getting the animal before receiving your authorization, and therefore their ESA designation is not legitimate.

I think it would be a hard business to start if you and the investors you work with were all brand new to the game. 

I was able to do my own design but I had to call 25 companies before I found one that would do costume the way I wanted it to.

If you are brand new you are going to pay higher rates but as you are successful it allows you to get better terms. 

If you are brand new and do not have an investor base that you can call on the best way to find deals would be to go through a broker or another lender who already has that experience. 

Otherwise, do you plan to brand it in some way? 

@Rand Knutson A friend of mine in Arizona has a Brokerage designed for people like you.

I know installing a brand new heating system can be pricey so I'm not sure I can budget that on top of all of the new renovations ATM.