Now, two women are vying for the right to be executor of the estate.

Preferably since we are younger sponsors we initially avoid high octane bridge loans, instead vying for capitalizing renovations with equity and a 5-yr fixed rate loan.

The underlying issue is like you said: true unbiased journalism is extinct and has devolved into rivaling echo chambers vying for clicks to sell ads.

@Vy LeRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I don't foresee us switching. as our current lender is highly responsive and the folks vying for our business can't save us all that much money given our current costs anyway.

Unlike an online program that will have you vying for your mentor's attention and answers to your specific deal questions during that limited Zoom meeting.

Engaging with them allows you to gain a competitive advantage, as you're not vying with as many investors for these targeted opportunities.While there are other avenues for accessing off-market deals, many investors are leveraging platforms like investorlift.com.

Literally dozens of companies are vying for your business here, everything from the Bigger Pockets deal analyzer to Roofstock spreadsheets to mortgagecalculator.org's surprisingly robust tools to DealCheck to ... well, there are just too many to list.

First step for me was to pick a market and focus on that market and not get distracted by the pretty shiny thing always vying for my attention. 

Hi Vy, welcome to the forums!