To reiterate, 1) education is the key. reading books (I have a whole library. need a link, PM me) and listening to podcast is as important as actually doing it as well as networking with other investors in your/your friend area of interest. real estate investing entails tons of niches, so finding the one (or several) that suit your and your friend's interests and goals is your primary objective and then concentrating on learning in detail about it.2) diversification is a must. just like the old saying goes, don't put all eggs in one basket, especially since it's new to her. this entails, potentially splitting the funds between RE and the stock market (like mutual funds, etf's. consider using some robo advisers).Good luck!

Do you have recommendations for potential investor partners, insurance providers, property managers, and lenders for this unique market? 

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Nevada City.

Purchase price: $133,000

Cash invested: $40,000

Sale price: $242,000

Bank foreclosure purchased at auction for $...

@Brian Gerlach  Fractional TIC loans are a niche market products so only smaller/regional lenders do them as portfolio programs.

I just love the niche, and know the need.

Also, try marketing to niches instead of marketing to the same lists that everyone else is marketing to.

Look up Unique stays in Indian Rocks Beach. 

You will be doing all the things that successful wholesalers do, as well as successful investors in every other niche out there.So bust your butt in whatever niche you want.

Hello my name is James i am taking my real estate test in a few days and ive been seeing alot of people ive spoken to talk about niches and where the state of real estate and one thing im seeing is alot of brokers and agents are trying to deal with short sales, and liens .

@Rachel H.The returns on investment sound so good, and much faster than other niches in REI.