I've always gone by the old adage of "if it sounds too good to be true it probably is".  So

@Albert Bui - correct me if I am wrong - but now a days the rate you get is so heavily dependent on your financial profile and credit score that the rates you get won't vary much broker to broker?

Hey @Taylor Green In my opinion, I believe you could make a case about several different degrees out there being beneficial primarily because real estate is so multifaceted that knowledge from different disciplines in one way or another can aid in helping your investment decisions.

Everyone here on BP is so knowledgeable and again I'm a newbie.I financed my first two rental properties last year, and the amount of back and forth correspondence with the lender on top of running a business was exhausting.I'm just trying to find funding without having to go through the underwriting process for each property.

There is so much you lose in not being local to your properties.  

Your story is so congruent with how I picture my initial foray into REI going; hence it is reassuring to know that this is not phantasm.Fantastic stuff here man, congratulations.

I don't see what is so difficult.

It's been a bit of a hidden gem for us.Sure the economy is so-so, but improving as Toronto grows out towards us.

Great questions - you are right, there is so much information it is hard to know where to start!!

Everything in LA is so expensive though.