We could simply weather any downturns in value until the market gets hot again. 

Saving can be difficult with a growing family on a single income, there are many tools and budget aps out there that can help you with that.

@Connie Chan FaceTime, video, pictures are all great tools.

It seems like it could be a really helpful tool if you find yourself looking for new properties often, though.5.

You say you're 19 so wondering how long you've been working.Now is not the time to get into hard money loans as the economy is going to be very bumpy over the next while.I do have a rental but I bought 5 years ago at the top of the real estate cycle so sadly the property has gone down in value.

If the Broker is offering a third party lead gen/crm tool then that's a different story, that way you can still transfer your leads into your own crm if you happen to leave that broker.   

Home inspections are a tool used to get some money back in negotiations.

Also, unlike normal properties here in Hawaii, typically leasehold properties go down in value as time passes.

With that comes more and more investor tools that didn't exist 10 years ago. 

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.