PS: I already talked to my family about investing in real estate and although they like the idea, I don't see it happening anytime soon or in an organized manner. 

Per their guidelines: "Eligible borrowers include individual home buyers, investors, nonprofit organizations, or local government agencies."

Offer to help them for free with whatever they may need in their business (be it organization, finding deals, marketing, painting their flip, etc) in exchange for their mentorship during your first deal.

The key is to know your markets, know how to market, and be technically proficient in what you do, and that will go a long way towards overcoming any trivial objections.  

I'm not sure if you're up for the drive, but a few other local BP members and I organize a free meetup each month down here in SD, which you're more than welcome to attend.

The only thing I would add to it is that when you do go to your local REIA meeting, network to find a fellow investor doing the kind of investing your want to focus on.Offer to assist them with anything they may need (finding deals, painting their flips, organization, letter campaign's, etc) in exchange for their mentorship.

I don't think it was noted anywhere.Depending on the type, size, and your investment objectives, you could probably eliminate a lot of markets without doing much work.

An "objective" source of value for your real estate could be Zillow. 

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@ Nicole Kemanjian Try reaching out to your local remodeling / homebuilder organizations.