You don't want people peeking over their shoulder seeing someone's personal private information for example.

I think BP is a great place to get people publicly together and then they can create a private group.

Spending more than 500 hours in the businessor 2.

Some REITs that invest in them do really well.Certainly, invest in what you know, or are willing to spend the time, effort, and money to learn well. 

I know a couple local hard/private money lenders I can connect you with, one of them is a sponsor at the Dover real estate investor meetup that takes place the 2nd Monday of each month at Chapel and Main Brewery.

Spend $50 and read the to; three books about real estate syndication.

We actually are lucky enough to have found private investors over the years. 

As private money lenders, protecting your investment starts with careful borrower vetting.

So if you spend $1,000 and amortize it over 6 years it’s 50 cents per day.

well a RE license only allows a California RE broker to do private money loans..