I would encourage you to view social media as just another means of communicating...the ones who do really well balance their approach with both real life off line connecting, networking, and sharing with the on line approach of social networking.When you're out and about, invite folks to connect with you THEN actually be interesting enough to be worth connecting to...after looking at your current FB page, you have very few photos and everyone knows photos are a HUGE factor in FB being an amazing reason people are interested in other people :)Balance your on-line with your off-line networking...and if you're mostly an on-line networker, then stay consistent, join conversations, and stay top of mind.

You have to create a chemical barrier below your property to encourage them to eat other buildings.

I'm originally from the South Shore -- it is great to meet fellow Long Islanders here on the site -- there are plenty.To get started, I strongly encourage you to check out our Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing -- it should give you a solid foundation.Let us know if you've got any questions once you've gone through it!

I encourage you to open some threads asking those questions as not all of the topics you bring up are best suited in this thread and this one has been hijacked enough.

Make sure this is in writing, and to the proper recipient(s).

I like to encourage people to narrow down your "next step" even further.

I'm actually glad you reached out, I read your info alittle while ago and was encouraged by your growth.

My attorney has been encouraging me to get the latter to originate our own loans but, to date, it’s been just too easy to for us to use our broker.

First, if your goal is to quit your day job and live off your rentals, I'd encourage you to make the transition to multi-family as fast as you can.

I don't want to be a naysayer, I instead view it as a way to encourage you to go after what it is you were passionate about enough to investigate investing in real estate in the first place!