This works OK for relatively static and simple investments like a private placement or crowdfund, but can become rather cumbersome and expensive with a more time sensitive and transaction intensive asset such as a rental property.

It really is a distractor for me, just background noise.

Do not waste your valuable time on MLS as it's full of intense competition.

Real estate is cash intensive, so jumping in can be difficult and can subject you to a large financial commitment.If you're having trouble pulling the trigger, I suggest getting a partner, not only for encouragement, but to lessen the financial burden/risk.

Of course they incorporated a pitch for a three day intensive training, but nothing too far out of line.

I realized that real estate is capital intensive even if you do low down payment options so I'm buying a vacation rental in the mountains as my first investment and will continue to rent in SD.

You have to reach a point where you "turn off" the noise in your head and just get on your own path.

It's a great venue to for accountability and growth.We meet in person with no internet or phones so it's pretty intense.

I didn't know what this was at the time - she only told me it was a 3-day intensive real estate seminar.

Puppies for noise and damage reasons, and pit bulls for insurance reasons.