This should save me money on my own future deals, while also helping me gain credibility within the industry and my local area as a serious real estate investor and deal maker.As for my professional background, I have been working as a freelance social media marketing strategist for 7+ years helping B2B companies generate and nurture high-quality leads on LinkedIn.

Repairs - Because the house was just remodeled completely I added in 3%Vacancy - This townhome is in a hot area for rentals, less than 5 minutes from a top hospital and in a nice area overall.

By moving property to the spouse of a high-risk professional, it makes certain assets off limits.

He also says 98% of all investors, including professional investors, are better off investing it in a broad-based passive index fund (the extreme diversification approach).https://www.youtube.com/watch?

A great way to start is to ask a few other RE professionals for recommendations.

Maybe hobby landlords but professional landlords do not collect rent.

I am looking to network and find professionals that could help me get started and can introduce me to their network.

I hope to not offend you by dropping the conversation to a more basic level than the other professionals who responded.

I’m a property manager in upstate NY and I’ve started a series of interviews with local professionals in the real estate field and I could use some help.

We only have a house or two, we say.And just because we got away with not having a professional layout when we received a mortgage for our first rental or even second rental, we think it's okay just to present a mortgage company, bank or hard money lender, just some figures written down on a piece of paper or on an Excel Spread Sheet.But what happens when the time comes when you want to really expand?