REIAs are a business and they need guest speakers who 95% of the time have something or service to sell.. informal meetups are a waste of time in my mind hate them.. boring.

I just worry sometimes when I see too much gung ho... and maybe not enough practicality, so I try to step up and offer a little advice from my 7 years in the business.

A lot of universities have students that need mid term housing due to graduation dates, mini semester programs, etc. and I've found if you approach them and offer them a solution to this problem, they are willing to work with you and help send business your way. 

I am considering starting a new real estate business in the Denver area and would love some feedback on the idea.

Unfortunately, people in the trades are often good at their trade but poor at managing their business.

I recommend reading the book traction and following EOS - they have a one page business plan that is awesome to follow. any planner can work it's a matter of creating the plan and how to monitor and follow through with it which eos teaches

Im looking to secure financing for my real estate business.

If the cleaner is making so much money, maybe you can start your own cleaning business or figure out how to partner with your current cleaner.

Staying involved in a business partnership while dissolving the marriage will rarely work.If you split the properties, I recommend hiring a good property manager.

You can also download it directly in PDF format from my business page - Premier Cleveland Investing (scroll down to "resources").