I think it may be mentor time

[Steve Ramer]

Hi guys,

You might know that I own a couple of properties in KCMO from previous posts. Those are rentals, and they're doing okay. I've recently been divorced, and even though I have my kids 5 out of 14 days, my maintenance and child support are going to be through the roof since I was the major breadwinner in our household and have 4 kids. I'd like to be able to put them through college (if that's what they want--if my business takes off, I'd be happy with them learning it). Salary was decent, but I'm going to be having very little left over after paying groceries, rent, and utilities. I'd like to, or rather, I NEED to improve this situation.

I'm at the point where I feel that I need someone who's been successful in this business in my neck of the woods to hold me accountable. I've talked to potential leads before, but I've never been great with inbound marketing, and I'm super-nervous about calling sellers (or their representatives) from sites like Zillow, or even county tax sale or foreclosure lists. I'm aware that I need to just get over this, but I haven't been able to figure how to do that. My other concern is making sure that I'm analyzing a deal properly and minimizing any risk. While I wouldn't be able to pay anything upfront, I'd be happy to give most of the profit from a deal to the person who was providing me the assistance, until I get to the point where I'm comfortable in my business.

I live in Aurora, CO, about 15 minutes from Denver, and would like to do a couple of wholesale deals until I can afford to cherry-pick and do some fix and flips. Is there anyone on here who thinks they could give me a hand, and hopefully make some large bills in the process? I'm not completely new to the game in terms of understanding, and I go to meetups when I can. Hasn't been very often lately, but hopefully more now that the divorce is final.

Thanks for your time, and happy investing,

Steve