@Eric Rice Maybe I am too dense but I read your post a few times and I am missing the separation of where you want to live and what you want for investing.I mentor people who want to invest in residential real estate to generate cash flow. 

Hello everyone. I am in the Raleigh/Durham area and I'm interested in short term and mid term rentals. I am thinking about doing a rental arbitrage strategy and would love to meet others who have done that in this are...

Seek advice from lenders and brokers on finding a suitable real estate mentor.

He might become a mentor or bring you a deal.

As someone completely new to REI should i invest in Ryan Pinedas 8k rookie program or BP boot camp, or any other coaching/ mentoring program.

im out of flint michigan, I come across land contracts everyday. 20-30k. 5k down. usually need about 20,30k rehab and rental is roughly 850 900 or like you do section 8 so 1200. or to fix and flip your looking at around 50-80k i would like to either get in touch with a mentor or an investor in regards to moving forward on the RIGHT WAY to start out. if this sounds like something that is interesting to you. please let me know. thanks-Jake riddleHey Jake -- My biggest advice to you is to just start.

Find a "proven successful" mentor that can guide you in relevant marketing strategies so you don't waste your money on old marketing tactics that don't work.

I've had my fill on reading and listening and doing independent research on REI topics and I'm ready to apply it and learn in the real world.If there's any investors in Arizona looking for some extra help and willing to mentor, I'd love to connect and learn the ropes of REI on a deeper level and get more hands on.

(DC, MD, VA)... love mentors...Thanks for your time

Second there isn’t a chance a lender other than a clueless private fool gave the money for the junior 25% if they were fully informed.