You should respectfully tell your friend I’m looking for better neighborhoods.  

Respective of REI, could this equate to adding principal paydowns (re-amortization) as part of a modified strategy that might better position us as investors vs buying another property at this time?

Earn respect and trust through action.

While i always respect insight of other investors, i have to disagree with most of these comments.

You're going to get different opinions on this, all of which are right based on the respective strategies of each BP member. 

I am curious if anyone has any licensed subs that they highly respect and would recommend.

Hi Brett,As an additional line of attack, you might want to make sure to attend as many real estate meetups in your area as you can.If you want to be taken seriously, dress respectfully for the adults that attend so you will be respected by them, but don't over do it.

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A lot of forum members are experts in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, buy and hold investing, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.There are some pretty nice discounts on many products and services offered as Perks to BP members that you might want to check out: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, the Bigger Pockets blog features links to their fantastic podcast and many great articles: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

In my experience, tenants respect me a lot more than the PM that handled their unit prior to me; they know it's my property and I care about it, so they care in turn.