However, we do have a mutual colleague which is how I plan to get his number.

A couple more ideas would be to look for a FSBO property that needs a little work or maybe even a lease option to buy may be beneficial.

I was thinking the holiday season may actual be beneficial because people spend a lot of money during this time and the thought of receiving some from a piece of land may entice them more into the deal.Let me know what you think.

That said, depending on the investments you are making, your prticipation in those invsments, or the type of business you are running, it *could be* more beneficial to do so through an LLC.I say *could be* because you can tax the LLC as an S or C Corp. depending on how the tax bill shakes out, a Corp may make sense in certain situations.

I want to make sure the deal is mutually beneficial. 

(such folks are called syndicators... the highest breed of individuals who are pretty much very smart.. and know if deal makes sense or doesn't... these are the folks that are also connected with other people...... these are the folks who you want to also get in touch with and stay connected.... )  Note however.. that sometimes... relying on other folks to be the ones to give you money... just for you having your boots on the ground.... indeed can be very difficult journey... but believe me there are passionate folks out there who like to analyze deals, but do not have trustworthy individuals with boots on the ground... and looking for some sort of mutual relationship in their journey towards financial freedom..You see... it's all about the value that you provide... to others.. and reasoning as to why they should be associated with you...

That way you won't have excess cash just sitting in the SDIRA, because in an SDIRA you won't typically be able to put that in regular mutual funds.

11% average returns over the past 10 years.Diversified income funds, mutual funds, moderate risk.

Some courses that are specific may be beneficial down the road if you want to learn more about a specific area of the business, such as scaling, or marketing, etc. 

Breaking it down would be beneficial for the community