I am looking forward to any advice you may have (besides avoiding those high priced education seminars.....we already did that) and learning from anyone who is willing to teach us.Thanks!

To start lending your own money to real estate investors, you need to first educate yourself on the fundamentals of real estate financing and investment.

It’s a great way to gain credibility, educate, give back, and form relationships.

Id line up these steps.1. consume education through books and podcasts.

Hey Albert - congrats for educating yourself and getting out there to do the legwork involved with finding a good deal.

'Investing in Real Estate Private Equity' by Sean Cook is a great intro level book, that assumes you know nothing about the syndication space but it doesn't treat you like an idiot either, it takes you along and educates you2. higher level is "CRE analysis and investments" , a textbook by Geltner et al. which I loved, breaks down all aspects of CRE, how to underwrite etc. 3. lots of online stuff helpful too, like The Real Estate Syndication Show, recent episode belowOver 100 Passive Investments and Lessons Learned with Joe Fairless (youtube.com)4.

I would definitely be calling Airbnb on that for sure.I brought up a recent bad experience with some NFL players lighting off fireworks and setting the house and their car on fire and then blaming it on the neighbors even though we have a ring doorbell there (+ neighbors ring doorbells!).

They not only are showing me houses but educating me on all things Florida which is great.

An NFL player that weighs 200lbs is at a different fitness level than the investment agent in Reno, NV. 

Account Closed- thanks ...you should get pre approved for a hypotehtical purchase scenario for an investment property so that you can  1) educate yourself 2) get organized  3) determine if you are able to qualify