Hi @Mercury McBride - my team and I are investor specialist in the STL area.

We used Christy Buck and her team to purchase and then sell our home. 

Also, if you clear that part, they have a team of "underwriters" who will analyze your project to make sure it is feasible. 

Heck I'm flown out there for $70k SFRs in the last few months to meet with my team @David Panzera.

It started out slow, the person who watches my kids is a stay at home Mom who lives close to my office. she has kids the same ages as mine and watched my kids on day a week when I went to team meeting.

Hello BP team, I've been looking at multi-family units in my area for quite a while, and feel I am on the cusp of making a deal, but am having trouble finding the right house.

People are leaving the city in droves.PS - Our weather is terrible and our football team sucks.

Values the advantages of a high-performing team.  

You have to think creatively in this business.Also, thank for acknowledging your realtor - the right team of realtors, lenders and contractors makes a humongous difference in my humble opinion.Don't enjoy your new little house on the lake too long - off to new RE adventures you go! 

Focus on what you can learn now here on a Bigger Pockets, and I mean like every book, podcast and blog teaching you everything RE, and then, as you progress during the coming two years, build teams and apply that knowledge from Germany in the USA to get your RE carreer started.See you on the other side ;-)