@Tak OgiharaIf you do a search, you'll find out that there are quite a bit of us investing in Tulum, Mexico and Costa Rica on here.

I’d encourage you to search for BiggerPockets members in your preferred markets.

Thanks a lotThe only safe way to find a partner or mentor is to attend local real estate investor groups.Go to NETWORK at the top of your screen and you can search for other investors and investment groups in your area.

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

I posted this yesterday when someone else was asking about arbitrage:I hate to be a pessimist but if you search on here most do not have good things to say about arbitrage.

The type of properties I'm searching for are single family ranches and multi-family 2-4 units.

Perhaps Meetup.com may be good, I've haven't searched there in years.

Google search, pops right up. 

I have found impressive opportunities for flips and while searching for capital investors I am wary to shell out too much information on the project in fear of the potential investor taking my ideas and running with them. 

There are banks that do non-recourse loans to IRA's, a simple google search should render you some results. 2) If you are still working for the government, you likely can't rollover the TSP to an IRA. 3) When borrowing money with the IRA, you do have a special tax, called UBIT, not a deal breaker, but something to be aware of.