Quote from @Lee Banks: Hi my name is Lee I'm looking too buy my first rental property and but I feel as if I need a mentor to watch, I still need to learn the basics of real-estate does anyone in New York do programs or mentorships and where would you start if you first started real-estate today  Hello Lee,I'd recommend looking up local meetups here on BP, meetup.com and, eventbrite.You can also call around to speak with RE investors and professionals in your target market to begin making connections.With so much available information online, I'd recommend speaking to a few people and doing independent research before committing to mentorships.

Just those residing in the home

This book introduced me to financial concepts and made me look at money and investing in a completely different way.

Long term rental What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

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I live in the Bronx, NY but my goal is to own an investment property in Philadelphia by the end of this year.

Quote from @Don Bessette: First, you need to realize this is a business relationship.

- sounds like your friend's PMC pays this way.If W-2, why isn't your business properly insured to cover him?.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

@Saurabh Kukreja you can find a sheet someone's created & shared using this thing called, "Google".