Would love to hear from someone what those financing steps looked like on their first couple investment properties with a conventional loan.If there is a blog post on this that I missed I apologize but most of the posts I've read have to do with the different finance options or steps for a hand money loan, not the steps to get a conventional loan for an investment propertyThanks in advance!

You should also dissect BP forums and blogs to get more detailed information on your niche. 

its a great place to find like minded folks who run the gambit of highly experienced to total beginners and everything in between.. although I would say its slanted towards those starting their journey and many once they get going and have some success contribute less frequently.you have those that are in some sort of sales business so are always marketing themselves or their companies.. through writing blogs and or posting on the site with regularity. 

I just wrote an article about this very topichttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10191/67979-po...A true return of investor capital through a refi is a non-taxable event.

@Ned Carey has a couple good blog posts on his experience with receivership but I was unable to determine the outcome of his efforts.This is an assignment deal and I haven't yet signed the assignment agreement.

It is good to understand and decide where on the spectrum you want to operate, but it won't influence your analysis very much.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/4445/36354-041...

@Christian Sifuentes check out this blog post https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3225/42370-pro...

I also put blogs out on commercial MF on a (roughly) bi-weekly basis if you're interested.

After reading numerous posts and blogs, it has become clear that having a mentor is a key to becoming successful in Real Estate investing. 

And a 1031 may not be warranted if your expected taxes are modest.I have couple blog posts on my website that give examples, but BP won't let me link them, so you have to google it.