A friend turned me onto Bigger Pockets and A Better Life with Brandon and I feel like I'm trying to soak up as much as I can to learn before making my first real estate moves.

Lessons learned?

I’d love to learn the details & how to write the proper terms & agreements on a contract to ensure mutual success & protection.

I want to learn more about fixes and flips.

I later learned that it may be possible to split the lot through an SB-9 lot split which may optimize the value creation.I would love to connect with community members who are planning / in the process / or have finished an SB-9 lot split!

. -- I've just discovered the Fannie Mae REO site and REVAMP, which I learned about here at BP.

I also learned how to keep law suits from occurring.

The main difference I've learned is that MTRs take more work on the marketing side to get bookings, but less work on the operations side with less turnovers. 

You're asking someone to spend a lot of time and energy to share what they've spent years - maybe decades - learning and developing.

That means learning how to vet a manager.