Good place to meet other investors and team players (prop managers, realtors, etc). 

I am here to try to grow my network: get in touch with local investors and players in the market to connect and possibly do business with. 

I realize I still have a lot to learn about this industry but am determined to attack this with the same focus and intensity as I do with being a professional basketball player and I look forward to expanding my network and becoming a more active member of the BiggerPockets community!

@Brandon Rodriguez Ahaha..yeah, when people ask if I am the football player "sure, just not the good one you are thinking of..haha"AirBNB/STR can be great or awful, so much depends on the property, the operator etc. 

top tier people won't even bother with you if you are starting out.• One person's view on a specific neighborhood is good   vs.   

@Roger Roth I think the answer to your question depends on who you ask.I personally think it's starting to slow down and the conditions are just not right for s healthy market.Things like longer DOM, larger than usual inventory, climbing interest rates, are all tell take signs on an impending market correction.I don't think it is a widespread slowdown yet but seeing several homes sit in the market for 5-7 months,bothers me

Yeah I didn't bother going down farther than that, Mortgage = Interest yes.  

But if you are not a big enough player to have a reputation for quality, is there a risk in making a house feel too new such that buyers get scared.  

If they can't or won't spend the few bucks to be a legit company, why bother?

Most of the conventional lenders that I use don't want to bother with a property under $50k, its not worth the paperwork they have to do.