It's hard to beat local knowledge, working and renting out your submarket on a daily basis.  

Supervising subcontractors, meeting inspectors and pulling permits can be a full-time job.Funding a flip:Pro: Funding the right flip can be quite profitable.Con: Correctly evaluating the project and the flipper requires extensive knowledge about construction, permitting, zoning and real estate resale values.

Thank you for all the input and knowledge.

All the people I work with currently rent and have no Real Estate knowledge.

Being knowledgeable is not necessarily having understanding.

I'm looking for a tax advisor who has solid knowledge of the real estate investing field and the tax strategies associated with it. 

I'm fairly familiar with the zip codes of Memphis but lack a bit on the street-by-street knowledge. 

Don't overthink it, it's much more important to have the basic required knowledge and act. 

When someone starting out has more time than money then is when someone can learn, learn, learn.For someone to take an interest in an investor to pour knowledge into them they usually have to see something extraordinary and not average about the person.

I would love to meet some investors in the Philadelphia area and gain some knowledge on how this market runs.