I met my mentor and met many other investors at local meetups.

The seller was my mentor when I first started buying rentals.

Finally, connecting with an experienced mentor in real estate can provide great guidance as you get started.

Only then consider paying for help through a mentor or coach, who's been successful in your niche.It is definitely possible for you if that's what you REALLY want.

Co-hosting is just like any other business---- scalable systems. 1) Know how to build systems2) Find a mentor who will teach you3) join a mastermind that will teach you4) Learn and grow as you go... but have insurance.

There are plenty of good people on a platform like bigger pockets that could be a great mentor in the true sense of the word. 

I joined Bigger Pockets in the hopes to connect with like minded individuals who would like to mentor and or just overall help one another so that everyone can be confident and achieve the best possible outcome as we embark on this Journey of investing. 

My mentor did say that he has purchased them before and had the owner/ paid the owner to sign something that stated the owner did not want the property back.

Even when wholesalers “kinda’ admit to the seller that they are going to “wholesale” the property, they still tend to mislead the seller by talking about “financing partners”, “equity positions”, “mentors” “membership” etc.So, various states have, under the banner of consumer protection, enacted legislation to restrict the use of the “wholesale” transaction in RESIDENTIAL OWNER OCCUPIED real estate - note, not commercial property and not residential when the transaction is between 2 investors. 

I like Marco and have spoken and had drinks with him over the years quite a few times.Decent bloke and pretty straight shooter.The mastermind stuff is legit as someone that I have looked up to and would consider a friend and mentor even tho we haven't connected in a while is Eddie Wilson (Aspire, Think Realty, Power Room, etc...)Cream of the crop business man, entrepreneur and philanthropist.Marco is affiliated with them so that side of the investment IMO would be safe to say the least.Never was a fan of OPM or venture capital.Raised $500,000 once for a very high risk tech project and got F#$@%ed by my CTO.Was skimming investors capital from the top that should have went to the developers...I shut it down as soon as I found out and paid back my investors (Even tho I heavily stressed that they would probably loose).Now I have someone throwing at me an unsecured LOC of between $250,000 - $500,000 at 12% interest.Can turn it around quite low risk and double doing deals over 12 months but I'm still hesitant lol.Just in case something goes wrong, I'd rather loose my own capital that somebody else's.Call me crazy but it is what it is lol just secure it unilaterally to your projects if being unsecured bothers you.