I have not paid any fees whatsoever, I received a letter of intent detailing the specifics of collateral (a share certificate for $4.7 million) and a repayment of 25% of NOI payable at the end of the every fiscal year.

." ~ Hadley's Law)The way most people get started in RE is to work their COI (your circle of influence == all the people you know) and going out from there, asking about anyone who's at least THINKING about selling their house.Also, you'd be surprised how well Craiglist ads, Facebook posts and other FREE social media can work for you.  

I do not mention this because I want a nice comment or seek something, I mention this because I use my birthday as my fiscal year.

For those interested in going outside their sphere of influence (Bigger Pockets) as a supplement to increase their resources for building capital; I found the Gale web site with the search engine to identify a multitude of directories...one in particular that caught my eye was entitled or had the gist was "early investors (e.g., comprehensive listing of angel investors, etc.).

If one person making a remark about vinyl siding is going to turn you off to a particular property, I think you need to take some more time and learn the business a little bit better.I am not saying that to be offensive because every investor goes through the phase of taking others word as gospel and having it influence their investment decisions.Also, it is for reasons like your inspector friend mentioned that you have inspection contingencies in contracts. 

In my limited exposure learning about vacation rentals, a common theme I have observed is that they don't cash flow very well, and their are often more expenses than initially realized.Although, they may not cash flow well it seems that using the property for your own vacation may be of some advantage, and a way to still benefit from owning one.I'm realize there are a lot of factors that influence the success of a vacation rental, but in general do most feel like the positives in this type of investment outweigh the negatives?

This would involve creating systems for reaching others who may or may not be involved in real estate where you become a center of influence. 

My purpose here is to spread wisdom and knowledge on the art of fulfillment, science of achievement, influence, and financial freedom.

Read through past meeting minutes, look at their reserve fund reports, and talk to the HOA board members.I've heard of investors running for board spots as well, so they can have some influence over the decision making.If your comfortable with the decisions the HOA is making, go for it!

I'm a new age guy and I think I could build a strong internet/ social media marketing campaign by partnering with local media outlets and influencers to get the word out.