Meetup is a fantastic app to find real estate meetings around you, and look for local REIA (real estate investor associations) and attend a bunch of meetings.

I was a college athlete whenever I learned about BiggerPockets and really started my investing career.

You are standing on a 32ft dive board, it is scary as hell and you will probably not look like an Olympic athlete the first time, but you are also not going to die.

I have actually have had the privilege to work with some pro athletes.

Quote from @Emmanuel Rugamba: Hi everyone I am 26 year old professional athlete looking to buy his first home but also house hack in the process.

However, if that effort fails, the local agent is equally liable – criminally and civilly – for any fees, fines, etc. associated with the property." 

At this stage, the main thing we need is for me to get back into the workforce and get some money coming in, in order to achieve that dream.With that in mind, my immediate goal is to gain employment in the field of property management, as opposed to wasting my time working in another field that is not associated with real estate.

The associates I know at the moment aren't in this realm and I would like to have some sort of guidance moving into this next steps.So I'm looking for developers/mentors to help me move forward.

Most non-qm loan products will never have a 95% LTV due to the inherent risks associated with these type of loans not being traditionally backed by fannie or freddie (investment banks).

I have 3 associates / relatives that would be doing my renovations, as I would be finding, analyzing, and purchasing the deals.