Its always cool to see another member from the NYC area.

A few tips..You can tag people by typing @ before you type their name, then clicking their name when it pops up at the bottom of the message box.

I believe the Real Alliance is geared towards getting rookies in the door with a free seminar (meeting) then attempting to sell you a 3 day training program that costs around $1,000.

This way your properties at 80% LTV will hardly ever be cash flow negative.Robbert might be a Guru and good salesman (he tries hard to sell his training courses), but until now most of the stuff he says makes sense.

Not in Portland - but one tip is as you build your team, ask every person you utilize that you are impressed with who they recommend and like to work with.

A few tips..

Also, if you are active in the market out there I would like to meet up for coffee or lunch or something if we are unable to meet at a meeting I am interested in that as well.So far my schedule looks like this:Jan 25th - Fly in see the family and get situatedJan 26th - Meeting with new lender and new broker (no exact times set yet)Jan 27th - Attending AREA Real Estate School in Waltham from 9am to 7pmJan 28th - Attending AREA Real Estate School in Waltham from 9am to 7pm and I will be rushing over last minute to try to catch the end of the Black Diamond Group's meet up which starts at 6pm (I am hoping I can get out of class a little early this day.)Jan 29th - Attending AREA Real Estate School in Waltham from 9am to 7pmJan 30th - Attending AREA Real Estate School in Waltham from 9am to 7pmJan 31st - Taking the MA Real Estate Broker Test at 12pm...Also, I might catch a train from Providence, RI to NY with my cousin for the super bowl from (Jan 31st to Feb 3rd).

Looking to open a HELOC to fund my continuing real estate adventure, and the higher we go, the more I will be able to do to expand the business..So, I was wondering what folks thought the best tips for getting the most out of your appraisal.

I also own a condo that I lose $200 a month renting and still owe 10k more than current comp sales.I'm considering quickly getting my real estate liscense for the education, access to homes and solve the unemployment issue.Any tips and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Here are some more tips to supplement the answers you have already: 1) Depending on your market you need to know WHAT creates or diminishes value.