To recap: Be extremely cautious with flat fee MLS sites that only refer business to other agents.Bonus PointsYou should also consider the ease of use of the flat fee MLS listing provider, for example, can you complete everything online?

It reminds me regularly to classify my drives as personal or business.

I see former players from the 2000's coming back to the industry under different business names, and some of their prior work was less than stellar.

A fair amount of the work is handled by a consultant as is it more important for me to work on the fund raise structures and that end of the business.

I'm always on the lookout for business and investment opportunities.

Hi Austin,Insurance business is complex, and I wouldn't rely in an agent that is asking you to leave things "as is".In my case, what worked is to build relationship with at least 3 to 4 agents, so I can easily email my portfolio and they quote me based on that.

Which in turn will bring plenty of other investors and general business to the market.

Books, online resources, and local investment groups, etc.

I am also trying to collect as much as I can from the sellers but not everyone has great data which is why I'm trying to supplement with an online tool.Where does the data come from when using AirDNA and Awning. 

I was out of town at a conference when an old business partner "went hard" with $10K on a property.