Welcome to BiggerPockets @Margaret Coyle, thanks for the introduction!

Hello All,

My name is Klee and I am a newbie to real estate investing. Currently I am trying to learn as much as I can and in search of a mentor to help me learn the ropes. Still trying to decide what types o...

I have been on the site for a few months but have yet to make a formal introduction.  

The New Member Introductions are for introducing yourself and your real estate background, goals, experiences.

You've just managed to write an introduction that avoided ALL of my newbie irritants!!!  

Hello everyone,I have been a member for a few months now but thought that I would take the opportunity to introduce myself. My fiance Lisa and I are looking to start investing in rental property and have been listenin...

My name is Nic and I don't or have ever owned any property. Now that I have a job with some more financial security then ever before I am excited to start this journey!
Currently I am looking for a property to live i...

I'd suggest asking someone who has an existing relationship with an escrow officer to make an introduction vs randomly calling/e-mailing them.But if you're just planning to have an assignment contract in addition to a PSA, you should be fine with most escrow companies. 

If you can identify an agent that owns rentals, then they may be able to make many of the introductions you will need in terms of contractors, property managers, insurance providers, and the like. 

I personally think that you need to have a Metric that can compare to ANY kind of investing.... not JUST something that compares one REI to another REI.I'm not sure how other Investors will view this, but I thought that I would put it out here and hopefully help those who are struggling to get a really good understanding of what some of us call FUTURE Value and PRO-FORMA calculations.While these calculations are not the exact ones that are being used, I think this is a good introduction and can help give the Reader of this Post some understanding of how looking at the Future using projected calculations can help determine what is a good Investment, FOR YOU.