As i am venturing into this new world of real estate, i am quickly realizing the importance of building relations with people and I would like to make as many contacts and relations as i can in the field; I hope i can begin to do so through these forums as well as get help when i have uncertainties.

Ask them if a person who is certified would be more likely to get business than people without the certification assuming the same level of skills.Now, if the process to be certified would teach you a lot of things you do not know (either in terms of staging or running the business aspects of such a venture) then it might be well worth the money and the time.John Corey

I was told by an attorney that the joint venture contract is priceless.

My next venture will probably be doing low level flips, however I'm still studying my market to make sure it won't sit after the rehab.

I just got a joint venture contract that I use to get around lender seasoning, and a few other things; its priceless in my eyes.

Good luck to you in both ventures.

Can anybody help me out, or provide a tip on how I could go about finding people that oculd help us out?

My partner and I are both licesned realtors. We specialize in investment properties. Right now we can't find ...

It's taken awhile to figure out what path I wanted to venture down and after much thought and consideration, I've committed to becoming a real estate investor.

Now I know a lot about you car guys (I have a lot friends from the var business, infact my mentor came from the car business) that ventured over to the REI industry and their "knocking it out of the park"!

become instrumental in my ventures as I move forward.