Developing A Note Investing Team

[Ken Biggs]

So, first off, I'm a newbie.  I've done some research and networking and now I'm ready to put together a team to get started investing in notes.  I'm most interested in non-performing 1st and 2nd lien notes.  I'm reasonably proficient reading legal contracts, but have no particular experience deciphering notes.  I'm comfortable calculating present/future value of notes.

I'm thinking I need:

1) A mentor to partner with on a few deals to get started.

2) A loan servicing company

3) A real estate attorney

4) Ongoing sources of notes as close as possible to the loan originator.

What other resources and team members should I bring to the party at this stage?  How would you go about researching and locating team members?