I know I have much to learn and I look forward to gleaning info from each of your strategies in hopes of building a successful portfolio.

I look forward to connecting and gleaning insights from each other.Best regards,Stanley

Quick turnaround is key, & regular inspections are essential for effective preventative maintenance.I hope you are gleaning great insights from these posts.

One can glean a ton of perspective and grounding from the input from others in the field.

Dominic, I've found that participating on BiggerPockets forums, appearing on podcasts, and speaking at conferences have built trust with first-time passive investors when those forum posts, podcast discussions, and conference presentations show my experience, track record, and market knowledge to those reading, listening, or attending.This doesn't mean "selling from the stage", but instead, sharing actionable, useful information that I've gleaned from my many years of experience and from my own research. 

And I think he did make a post that he is moving back to the mainland and it sounded like maybe taking  a different role in ODC  Again hard to glean things from facebook no one really gives any details on that site so all just wag's on my part.

Given you're a first time investor, there's a lot to glean from the walkthroughI would also listen to the straight up Chicago investor podcast for additional resources.

I have one mastermind group where we've met for 5 years or so and it's been extremely worth it to glean insights and also to vent.

As well, you might be able to glean some information on LinkedIn and other social media.Note: This information is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, tax, financial, or investment advice.

Here is one I just bought on amazon "Millionaire Real Estate Agent" So, yeah.. obviously that is not lender specific... but if I can glean knowledge from this book about the agent side of the industry surely I can apply SOMETHING to MLO?