I think what folks are trying to advise here is that you need to make sure you're dealing with an agent who knows policy language, has good experience in the industry, and knows how to help you and protect you at the same time.Hope you find this helpful. 

I have a TRACK RECORD of doing good an helping other.If you want real advice, stop spending money on these no-name folks like Tai Lopez (did you know of him before his lambo vid?

Most folks, myself included had to figure out which niche we wanted to start in, and that sometimes can lead to analysis paralysis. 

Look for the folks in that group who focus on NJ.

Hi folks -I'm new to BP and real estate (but very familiar with finance and comfortable with early-stage risk in general - I come from the tech venture world).I'm considering making a small hybrid equity investment / loan to a developer building homes.

I know there are a few of us Mansfield Ohio folks out here in BiggerPockets world!

.- You've begun creating your own buyer's list to shop the deal around.Most folks will just want to know about the deal for themselves to see if they'd buy it but if you speak with enough people, you may find someone interested in mentoring/partnering.All the best!

There are a lot of real estate meetups/groups that you can find happening in NYC and surrounding areas with a quick google search - I actually host a small one every month as well you're welcome to attend to network with folks. 

A few folks have talked about leveraging a HELOC in the future, but if you don't have other assets to back up that play and things go south it could force you to sell your primary home - that gets real dark real quick.

If you poke around you will see many of the same folks hitting the same posts in waves.