Glad to have you on here.Advice for this site...1) Set up keywords for your area and interests so that you're notified when they're used and then start interacting.2) Read through  The Ultimate Beginner's Guide3) Go through applicable blogs and forums as there are a lot of great resourcesAdvice for REI...1) Pick a strategy and study up on what you need to know/do for the 1st step and then do it, then repeat for all following steps until you have completed your first investment then repeat the process and keep learning.

They are very informative, and contain ample information. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/

Here's a blog post I did a while back on vetting contractors, hopefully it'll help you out some in your due diligence.

I have been educating myself with blogs, podcasts, and any reading material that I could find.

@Micah Weiss  Your questions may be answered in this BP blog post  Why the Vast Majority of Investors Should Stay Far, Far Away From D-Class Properties by Andrew Syrios

Hi Christian,Check out this helpful blog post.

There may be a need for this, but just like BP, there is a lot of information, books, blogs out there to offer this type of service.

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Hi Grant,I am far from being an expert, but I came accross this blog and insight during my research from the blog below --“This is the top and there is nowhere to go from here but down, I called it in ‘07 and I’m calling it now.

I expect the interest rate increases to slow our appreciation rates to a more modest 3% a year or so.