See if they have had a formal reserve study performed, and how recent that was.

At this point most of my time is devoted to studying.

I wouldn't dare comparing myself to contractors or architects, but I was able to grow my knowledge of historical buildings through study, so might as well continue asking newbie questions while I'm at it.PSI'm in the old continent, so BP contacts won't help me much.

I've never really talked with him about it, but I've studied his "before" and "afters" on the MLS, and it's easy to see what he's doing (another advatage of being a Realtor).

@Josh RichThe bank account for the Solo 401k can be set up at any bank, however, it must be established following proper procedure, we found that most bankers are not educated enough to do it correctly that is why we have relationship with couple people that are trained and know how to do it properly.

Be sure to setup keyword alerts so if something happens in Oregon or a new member joins from Hillsboro, you'll get an email alert and then you can network.And check out the podcasts -- there are now 60 of them so that's over 60 hours worth of absolutely FREE training on various real estate topics right there.

@Sean W.Welcome to BiggerPockets, where the only thing we love more than doing deals is talking about doing deals :)I studied 7 years before I did the first deal.

The training, documentation and support have been really helpful in getting me up and running.

These days we train the style but more in a self defense way.

I have an RSS feed setup for the blogposts, so I can read during my commute on the train.