Today at 57 I am semi-retired, what I mean is that I pick and choose what I want to do, how much I want to to, where I want to invest or vacation.

As soon as rent was past due, you should have given notice to pay rent or vacate.

I’d enjoy networking with like-minded people.

Hello everyone Devon here from Sunny SouthWest Florida(Estero), a little bit about me I am new license Real Estate Agent in Florida and I do have some real world experience in Rentals(New York area, Georgia) I would say far from a professional at it :-)  My professional background is in Software Development and Cloud Architect(AWS,Google) and Online Marketing.As I get older I am feeling the urge to go FT into Real Estate and enjoying the ups and downs of investing into Real Estate.I am definitely looking forward to sharing what I  know and experience I have in addition I am definitely looking forward to learning so much from all of you guys.Hopefully I will get the chance to meet some of you guys offline.- "Meet you on the beaches of the world"

Ok @Alan Ford, my 2 cents on the area is this: Beachfront locations are always a decent bet all things considered.Just about every survey and study I have ready about STR vacation locations list beachfront destinations as near the top.

I got licensed not to be an agent forever, but to speed up my multifamily acquisitions by creating more income doing something I already enjoy. 

So far the one I enjoyed the most was the NJ Multifamily Foundation meetup (Jason Yarusi) and would love to check out similar ones in NY or NJ. 

Do you already have the capital to begin investing, have a job you enjoy, and only seek the knowledge to get started on your investment journey? 

I enjoyed hearing about your progression.  

The problem with this is the opportunity cost of getting to be home with my wife enjoying our lives together.