Unlike say a Century 21 which is often individually owned franchise, my company Long & Foster is all corporately owned....so they spend a lot of money on marketing and building the brand for us.

I started spending more time on the floor observing and saw why the customers saw.

Give you the wherewithal to pursue and achieve your long-term goalsMany investors start off "too hot", and they either overdevelop their first property or they spend their money too fast - either of these behavior will stop you dead in your tracks, and you probably won't even be able to achieve your short-term goals - and you certainly won't have the resources to pursue your long-term goals.

Consider spending 30 minutes for 30 consecutive days on Bigger Pockets.

I am not spending time in the area hunting down better deals so TK would be at a premium because someone else is doing this for me. 

Give you the wherewithal to pursue and achieve your long-term goalsMany investors start off "too hot", and they either overdevelop their first property or they spend their money too fast - either of these behavior will stop you dead in your tracks, and you probably won't even be able to achieve your short-term goals - and you certainly won't have the resources to pursue your long-term goals.

Give you the wherewithal to pursue and achieve your long-term goalsMany investors start off "too hot", and they either overdevelop their first property or they spend their money too fast - either of these behavior will stop you dead in your tracks, and you probably won't even be able to achieve your short-term goals - and you certainly won't have the resources to pursue your long-term goals.

@Paul Zofsak They are really helpful if you plan on spending a lot of money in the store.Two biggest things: 1) in-store scratch and dent on appliances2) they will check their available markdowns to see if they can give you a better price on things like flooring, fixtures, and tools (really anything in the store, but I wanted to call out things that I thought might be particularly relevant to you).

My wife and I don't spend a ton of money and try to live below our means.

To that end, I try to spend at least a few hours of my time each month with organizations that help people in disadvantageous economic situations LEARN about finance and wealth creation.