They are very informative and again you get to meet and interact with investors. 

You get so much more from the interaction with the other students and the instructor.

As for anyone praising her work, I have interacted with her on and off for 7 or 8 years here and while I have never used her services for tax preparation she has always been helpful to me if I had a tax question which always turned out to be on point.

I managed to find a great calculator for a SFH - should I rent or buy question that is underlying this discussion:http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/buy...Would love to hear from others in the SF Bay Area, in particular.

Advice for this site...1) Set up keywords for your area and interests so that you're notified when they're used and then start interacting.2) Read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide3) Go through applicable blogs and podcasts as there are a lot of great resourcesAdvice for REI...1) Study up on what you need to know/do for the 1st step and then do it, then repeat for all following steps until you have completed your first investment then repeat the process and keep learning.

Unless you introduce yourself to the tenants (do not do that), they only interaction they will have is with the PM company, and that's all they will care about.

We saw this article and the external link to the interactive map (https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/25-single-family-rental-markets-predicted-highest-growth-2017/).

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My real estate agent in NY near the Albany area interacts with the appraiser in a similar manner, as you are suggesting.