You want to embark into real estate in Fort Lauderdale, as you well put it: “I'd like to get as much education as possible on the industry, and don't mind taking classes to educate myself.”There are many people in Florida that are involved in this industry, but I advice you to be careful 'who' or what 'company' is going to be your mentor since the 'thinking' and ideas in this industry varies as do the participants.

My loan officer contacted me yesterday and asked me if I would be willing to pay a quarter of a point to move my interest rate from 4.625 to 4.5.

Any other ideas on something I could do for that?

Getting involved in your local REIAs and BP meetups is a good idea as well.

Time to renew my business general liability insurance Thought it might be a good idea to post here see if i can get some better quotes and save some money

(primarily so they stop attempting to communicate demands that I believe are outside the signed lease)Again, sorry I am no expert in this area and we are total newbies but I would love to get a good group think idea from everyone on best courses of action.Sincerely,JF.

Before you deal with any unlicensed broker here are a few ideas to help protect you:1.

Through books, memberships, and podcasts I gotten peoples' best thoughts and ideas.

-Tenant sends me email claiming they took pictures when they moved out (I mentioned I had taken pictures of move in condition so they got the idea from me, I could see the light turn on when I mentioned it) and that they expect their entire deposit back and that I said I would prorate their last months rent.

Looking for ideas to implement.