Quote from @Ryan Davies: We have heard of them but have chosen not to close deals through them since we have found better options.

I'm currently pre-approved but my lender gave me a "mid-level rate" which I believe isn't my actual rate since I haven't chosen a property but me not being as educated on the behalf and thinking it was my actual rate I decided to rate shop a bit.

I track the principal as a Liability account in Xero, and whenever I add it to a report, it always shows the current balance, rather than the change over the chosen time period (like with expense accounts).  

I craved the freedom of being my own boss, and real estate was my chosen path.

I’m a newly licensed real estate agent, but I haven’t chosen a brokerage to hang my license with yet.

Start niching down now, master your chosen property type, and don’t pivot until you’ve got it dialed in.3.

Since then, I've chosen the Couer d'Alene/Post Falls area and have already started working with an agent.

I was speaking with one lender, but he did not like the prefab I had chosen.

Connecting with an investor-friendly agent in your chosen market is also a good idea.

The capital you'll need to accumulate depends on the appreciation rate in your chosen investment city.