I just want to organize it so all beginners can start at the same point and move together. have you thought of doing any cyber style workshops on here?

chapa.org/looking-housing identifies several classeshttps://www.chapa.org/looking-for-housing/homebuye...The homebuyer education schedule below contains pre-purchase and post-purchase workshops for first-time homebuyers offered by agencies with a Seal of Approval certification from the Massachusetts Homeownership Collaborative, a designation indicating they meet the Collaborative's standards for comprehensive homebuyer education.http://www.massaccesshousingregistry.org/ is about affordable housing.https://www.chapa.org/looking-housing/homebuyer-co... is counseling  My experiences has been that FTB(first time buyer programs) are effective and useful to buy an SFR - - did this myself. 

New type of loan through local lenderOption 1 minor repairs and rent for $1300Rehab costs minimalRoof $6,000Porch $2500Interior spruce up $3000-$5000Option 2 easy split to Duplex Rents top $1000-$1100Bottom $800-$1000 has workshop space and commercial style garage attached Again rehab minimal $27,500Roof $6000Porch $2500Interior spruce $3000-$5000Update existing 2nd kitchen in basement $5000Take away spiral staircase and close up floor $2000 Egress a basement window $3000?

I was at a workshop recently in the Baltimore area where it was emphasized that NO money should be paid up front to a contractor; you don't start paying until you see the progress of the work.

There are a lot of different ways to find motivated sellers, there are plenty of resources online and a new workshop tends to pop up every other week.  

Id like to know about that as wellPlease guys Im not a course junky ,,,Im very careful and picky about what I buy,,and ive found most of the time the less you pay for a course or a workshop the better the quality of the information [John Schaub and Jack Miller come to mind and God Bless them.Yes I know there are courses at community colleges about construction and investment as Im keeping an eye out for too.

There you have it @Robert BurnsI hope this has not been going on long and am quite curious how you have a self directed IRA with a RE investment already in it and were not properly advised on how this all works. Hopefully

Has anyone had success deducting fees from a REI membership that includes coaching/courses/workshops/etc without an entity in place?

If you're interested, there is a workshop that's going to take place Feb. 13 in Napa.

After leaving a real estate workshop "No Money, No Bank, No Credit" They mentioned this idea called Wrap around.If people do not know , this is basically you as the seller, giving the buyer the ownership of the house an option to purchase an asset , if they cannot qualify for a conventional loan.