I think you are definitely on the exact right track with your thinking - have you put all this side by side in excel (very basic excel "modeled out")>? 

We would love to connect with others to share ideas about investing, form relationships in this business, and even work some deals. 

Answer= Leads for his "private money coaching program"Is that how you want to start a relationship with someone... who's tried to trick you in to being the "hero" and "mean Guru killer" who has your back!? 

Wholesaling is an excellent way to gain experience.Wishing you Good luck!

Conventional versus non-qm products have similar pricing, but restrictions on DTI and capped number of properties will limit how far one can go using conventional.We currently have no debt, excellent credit and are pre-approved for a conventional mortgage on the first property.

A PM may have construction relationships but they are not equipped to understand the complexities of construction outside of perhaps unit turnovers.

Learn together when you can or leave some links when you find something good so that it is a shared activity.There are so many posts about the metrics of a deal, or the qualities of the asset, but those won't matter if you put your relationship in the middle of your investing trajectory.

You are far more likely to find a mentor through in-person networking and building relationships.

Building your own excel model & just combing Zillow in whatever market you're looking to purchase/running the numbers and finding accurate comps is a great way to start.In this market, you're going to need to look at a lot of properties before you find one worth it (largely due to low inventory & high mortgage rates).

But, once I was able to eliminate the non sense and the outdated, and work my way thru the pointless, I was left with excellent strategies and techniques most investors don’t know about and even less utilize.