I personally have also had great success with the Real Page multi-family platform. 

Hello All,This is just a  story of first steps for anyone out there interested in hearing about it from a new person.One thing to note: This is very time consuming if you're really involved in the process as I was.

Right now all we have is a story with no pictures.I think Jason Scott on here looking at it physically because he is local to you would give great insight on what is actually going on.Remember that if you want a lot of custom detail work that is very expensive and time consuming.

It's a great platform to learn and network.

It's a great platform to learn and network.

Thanks @Kelly N.I did get that far and there was so much "busy-ness" on the pages it turned into a time consuming effort in the search.Using the filter options helped some and I did find 2 properties but there should be some sort of "ordering by column or field" so those items jump immediately to focus.Thank you for answering and have a great day.

I would have to say, Brokerage houses can make a difference with regard to things like overall market presence, dedicated marketing platforms, well supplied buyer pipeline based on advertising exposure, etc.

Your day-to-day personal expenses are covered; you're free from credit card debt and other personal / consumer debts; you're saving in traditional retirement accounts, like a workplace 401k, up to your full employer match; you have a comfortable emergency fund.I'm assuming the real estate market, at this time, is "normal" (like 2014 or 2015).

If they are indicative of jobs and the economy in general, you might be competing with a rental market that must accept a consumer that flip flops between being a tenant and owner then tenant again as a cycle. 

There are many good investments, including alternative investments like consumer loan crowdfunding (which has been returning me 7-9%).