Thanks a lotThe only safe way to find a partner or mentor is to attend local real estate investor groups.Go to NETWORK at the top of your screen and you can search for other investors and investment groups in your area.

I'm not in that market but I would recommend finding off-market deals, targeting distressed properties, or focusing on smaller multifamily units in less competitive neighborhoods.

Counted this as a 45k asset but in truth it could be slightly higher or lower, there is a lack of inventory in this market so I am hopeful it will go for more but I am budgeting 45k.Deal 4 Bought an REO for 12k, rehabbed and all in for 20k, property value is 60k, posable more if we sell as a turnkey to a CA investor.Deal 5 Condo in Chicago, bought NP note (owner died in 2007 and nobody has paid since) paid 22k for the note, property rents in that neighborhood are @ 1,100 a month and the property is worth 60-70k based on estimates from a BP realtor in this market.Deal 6 bought a vacant REO for 5k, paid 7k in back taxes and put 18k into rehab, rented for $875 staring June 1st and worth 60k based on neighborhood comps and feedback from our PM/Realtor.Deal 7  Bought a SFR in souther IL for 12.5k, needs 30k in rehab and BPO's came in at 65k and 70k, I counted this as a 20k value since we will need to put more into it.  

There are banks that do non-recourse loans to IRA's, a simple google search should render you some results. 2) If you are still working for the government, you likely can't rollover the TSP to an IRA. 3) When borrowing money with the IRA, you do have a special tax, called UBIT, not a deal breaker, but something to be aware of. 

I have found impressive opportunities for flips and while searching for capital investors I am wary to shell out too much information on the project in fear of the potential investor taking my ideas and running with them. 

Google search, pops right up. 

You can start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

I have never taken his course, so can't speak to that, but on the surface of a couple Google searches, of the two he seems to actually be involved in real estate a lot more.  

Flipping can be cost-effective due to lower entry costs and growth in neighborhoods.

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