I believe several minds working together, forming friendships and sharing ideas ,creates great success in life.

I would never have imagined that someone in his position would be trolling the forums of BP, but since that call we've developed a personal friendship and a business relationship that has become one of my largest investors.

If you search the site for "private lender vs hard money" you'll come up with a number of threads that discuss the difference, here's one https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/72685-private-lender-vs-hard-money-lenderFrom a borrower perspective it's all about the cost of money (points, rates, terms) and the risk level (will they foreclose on you, will it ruin your friendship).  

I'm thankful for BP because of the incredible friendships I've built this year.

I currently live in a rented town home with my mother, we got a sweet deal due to my mothers friendship with the landlord and are paying $1100/month for a 3bed/2bath.

Hey everyone I'm new investor here in Los Angeles and just here to learn, network, soak up all the knowledge I can, and hopefully create some lasting friendships and partners

The value of friendships.

I hope everyone is doing well and hope to form some friendships here!

I am finishing up some books to help round out my base knowledge, but would love to connect and network with other investors to exchange knowledge and just develop friendships and connections that can help foster discussions about getting the most out of real-estate investing!

Since I dont have any sort of "proven track record" and I dont have a specific property I'm interested in at the moment, how would I go about making those friendships?