@Shaun Reilly as a fellow Masshole, I appreciate your sarcasm.

@Shaun Wang you find a private lender to loan on a owner occupant, either they dont know what they are doing, are are just crazy, especially at those rates.

@Matt Clark , @Robert Sepulveda & Shaun Weekes are both correct when it comes to traditional lenders & SFRs up to 4 plexes.

I grew up in the Bitterroot Valley and get back every chance I can.Will mention @Shaun Moore from Helena to join you if he likes.  

Originally posted by @Shaun Reilly:I did find it amazing how many people more or less advised you to give away as much money as possible to start and hope for the best.You sir handled this better than like 90% of the people advising you on it!

Some people might not like that the book suggestions on the famous four are all the same, but the fact that they repeat themselves told me that those are the books I should read, since most successful real estate investors read them and had a certain mindset.And after about fourteen months of listening and learning (my first podcast was with @Shaun Reilly  Show 43) I was actually on a BP podcast (show 107).

Yolanda Estrada I was a little confused at to where the $15k was coming from until I read Shaun's post above.

And like @Shaun Reilly said, you aren't bringing anything to the table.To be a good wholesaler you have to bring properties to your buyers that they can't get on the MLS.  

What @Shaun Reilly said, is my advice also.

Not really in my wheelhouse, as I am a CPA.  But in attending some marketing seminars I ran across the work of Dean Jackson, who is a certified genius in e-mail marketing.  And his specialty is Real Estate Brokers.  Y...