A quick comment about Brian Gibbons, if I may.
I have never met Brian but for the last several months I have been following his posts, along with posts from other people, on this blog. His posts have always been well thought out and content-rich, in my opinion.
I went to briangibbonsreicoach.com where he gives away tons of free info and also offers personal mentoring.
I had the chance to communicate with him today and I could not have been more impressed. Even though I am a "newbie" and have limited knowledge about creative real estate, he was kind enough and patient enough to spend a significant amount of time with me.
He discussed how to approach an owner and how to structure different deals, how to Joint Venture with a seller, which neighborhoods to buy houses in and why, how to find owners ready to sell on good terms, and much, much more including a quick review of IRS taxation, trusts and Dodd-Frank.
Thank you BiggerPockets and thank you Brian Gibbons.