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Back to square one ........ need advice !
Hey everyone, So I was wondering if could get some advice from some one. I pulled the trigger back in fall of 2017 I completely fell in head first it was a hard recovery. It was a fix and flip and I failed to meet my goal. I realized I don’t know what the hell I am doing. So I’m going back to square one. Anyways I been going to meetups trying to find mentors and or other experienced partners and just feel like I have nothing to show no portfolio or anything impressive to convince them to work, teach or help me. I have no credit but I do have some capital. That’s the only thing I can pretty much bring to the table a this point in my career, but I just don’t want to go to someone and say hey I have some money you want to work with me. I feel like I might become a prey to shady investors. What I should do?