Take advantage of the lower downpayment programs early on and once you are tapped out of conventional loans, I would consider alternative financing. 

We started looking at coaching programs and some of these things just seem ridiculous at 20-40 grand, and some seem more like life coaching programs as opposed to real estate programs. we don't want to syndicate we really would just like to find someone that we can bounce deals / ideas off of and have them assist in underwriting and giving us a better sense of security that we are doing the right thing.

Many S8 tenants are getting free rent money, yet don't take the time to understand the program and dump everything on their caseworkers and landlords!

Investment product marketers who claim to be GPs, GPs who claim “ownership”, insurance salesman who claim to be “financial advisors”, people who attended an executive training program claiming to have an MBA, what ever happened to honesty?  

Quote from @Mike Klarman: So, the Ground Up Programs are the hardest to get into. 

Anyway back to regularly scheduled program !!   

I was a featured agent for a minute and closed a few nice transactions from that program.

You even have the ability to send your tenant's leases via e-signature and their monthly rent receipts electronically.In addition, you can house all of your management contact information within the program -- such as lawyers, contractors and handyman.

any free programs?

Quote from @Neil Clooney: Hi,Does anyone have any advice on real estate mentorship programs.