New to the industry to any advice is welcome :)Thanks for your time everyone, Chris Joy

I have a full time job with an industrial engineered products firm.

Looking forward to building a network with anyone else who is involved in the industry around here, and beyond.

My gut tells me that as we grow-up to larger (8,12,16+ unit) properties things will become more business like and familiar.3) Contractors ... let's just say, your average contractor in this industry is much different than in the software / IT sector.We funded this real estate "startup" using an investment from our software company and, to date, our acquisitions have all been financed through a combination of our own funds and conventional lending.

Whether or not it is a permanent move is uncertain, but I feel like living in the same area as my investments will allow me to better learn the industry, and once i get real comfortable with everything then i can move where I want.

I've seen problems with sole sourcing in my industry when we as a utility hire many contractors.

J.I have bee in the real estate industry way over 30 years.

I'm thinking working for a propety management company or even as sort of a secretary for a real estate agency could be a decent start to earn a few dollars but more importantly build first hand on the job knowledge of the industry.

I used to consider myself an expert in creative financing techniques as well as using the more conventional means of the banking industry.

We are trying to put transparency to this industry--so many individuals from overseas are getting ripped off, which ultimately hurts investors doing it the right way.