Hello BiggerPockets Community,I've been consuming a lot of content from the BiggerPockets books and website recently, especially about networking and building your team, but until now I feel like I am stuck with a chi...

@Jeremiah Phipps Perhaps next time an overextended novice investor who is in a pickle reaches out I will refer them to you to offer them a 100% LTC loan at zero percent interest.

They were INVESTMENTS, not purchasing a paycheck which by the way does not truly exist only maintenance bomb's masquerading as paychecks preying on the ignorant and novice. 

Often times those who enter the alt lending space wind up with novices as their customer base with poorly located collateral and limited experience.  

@Michael ChavisAs a novice investor venturing into the real estate realm, immersing yourself in a community of like-minded individuals is paramount.

I recommend starting with a turkey or light-value add deal first for any novice or intermediate investor investing out of state.

This isn't the quickest and easiest way to go from a novice to an expert, but it is how many great real estate investors started.

You have to give to take.This isn't the quickest and easiest way to go from a novice to an expert, but it is how many great real estate investors started.

There are also a couple dozen regulars and another couple dozen novices, some of whom wandered over from the bank foreclosure auctions happening on the other end of the courthouse steps.How can you prepare for the auction?

Their Fortunebuilders company is the same model as Trump University, meaning they take advantage of novice investors masterfully.