I have used BP as a resource over the past few years but never really engaged the community.

I encourage you to engage someone who knows about land development matters before you assume it can be easily (or financially feasible) to subdivide property and get all your permits and entitlements.

This makes Portland challenging for out-of-towners who want a decent ROI.  

We build new construction (though it's a challenge finding land). 

I enjoy the challenge of trying to find "Deals" along with the satisfaction to potentially solve someone's problem.  

For agents that have been in the game for a while, what are some challenges you faced as a new agent?

I'm new to mortgage industry and I just wanted to see if anyone had a few pointers on marketing your loan programs on other blogs/websites, suggestions on how to approach brokers to keep them engaged right away, and how to assure them that being new to the industry doesn't mean you aren't reliable.

Finding a decent cap rate in south florida is not easy unless it's in a challenged area.

The cap rate is one thing but remember sometimes a higher cap rate is found in an area where you have a more challenging tenant pool, that is fine if you want to deal with it but I don't want to deal with it.   

Edwin I would look at your numbers closely and challenge yourself as to your projections.Low income is hard to push rents up.Let's say 450 a door times 14 doors = 6,300 a month or 75,600 a year gross.Is landlord paid water customary for the area?