Is there a benefit to one vs the other? 

What benefit does this company give you over simply having an account at a local bank? 

With the vast influence of BiggerPockets, it would be impossible to deny certain markets have benefitted from never-before-seen appreciation and lack of inventory.

If the bank can add 10-15% over for escrow you should do the same with your calculations.So back to low balling when doing this you’ll get a lot of emails like the one I’m about to show you, this shows that 90-95% of RE agents have no clue how investors do business and they don’t care how investors work, but you as an investor always need to keep your cool and always be the nice guy because you never know that dumb agent might have the best deal one day and if he or she remembers you, you’ll probably get the benefit of the doubt.

If the bank can add 10-15% over for escrow you should do the same with your calculations.So back to low balling when doing this you’ll get a lot of emails like the one I’m about to show you, this shows that 90-95% of RE agents have no clue how investors do business and they don’t care how investors work, but you as an investor always need to keep your cool and always be the nice guy because you never know that dumb agent might have the best deal one day and if he or she remembers you, you’ll probably get the benefit of the doubt.

I'm in the education phase of this journey with the plan to invest in the spring. 

I don’t know what are benefits to this approach other than perhaps a safety net to learn about owning property and managing rentals.

How soon and how long would these good schools benefit you with a 2 bedroom?

I'm not sure how inflated this is but it seems as though I already have about $100k in equity into the house, which is crazy..The neighborhood is about 80% finished but still under development and they are starting phase 2. 

@Matthew HorstmyerI think the benefit depends on a few factors, including your zip code.