And what seemed was good turned no-go, turned into a nice deal end of day.

You don't need to know everything to get started; you need a foundation to build on, and the rest will come through experience and then refining your education.You can build a basic understanding of investing in 3-6 months.

Get yourself known, it all ends up there, people needs to know who you are and what you do.

Hey Somesh,I was wondering if you ended up buying a property in Cleveland and if so, how it’s going.I’m also from Toronto and looking to invest in Cleveland.  

I have sent you a connection request too.I'm curious too - what did you end up doing? 

As others have noted, it would be a clear distinction to identify whether that person is a true end buyer or a wholesaler.I've personally seen someone sub-to a hard money loan and take over someone else's hard money loan (not assumption but just sub-to) so this is possible.

Does anyone have experience doing this?  

I have been investing mainly in trust deeds but like you got connected with Dave and just recently ended up investing in his fund, my primary reason was for diversification and because it is passive. 

She said that if I pay $42,000 for the next 18 months, that she guarantees I will at least get this 42,000 back by the end of 18 months but probably much more. 

I’m not super experience but I do have a couple rentals.