You have to protect nest eggs from all comers. get the education you will need 1st, and then deploy your nest egg as sparingly as possible.

Those of us who have utilized wholesaling successfully....maybe we ought to take greater responsibility for educating the new comers so we can tell them how hard it is, how much it costs, etc.

But, the more posts you have the better others can judge your knowledge and experience, which becomes obvious over time, it all comers out in the wash.

My children are older (twenties - and I'm a late comer to REI so didn't teach them as they were growing-up), but as they start their careers and are thinking about housing, the opportunity to talk to them about buying something they can rent out to others while living there, versus renting is an ongoing conversation ever time they give me leash.Kudos to you for starting while your daughter is young!  

Quote from @Johnna Comer: We are currently using Commercial Empire Deal Flow to create our lists, and Lead Sherpa's skip tracing service for skip tracing.

There are a combination of experienced and new comers looking to connect with each other and ask questions all involving real estate.

Would recommend focusing on up and comers like Irvington, Bean Creek, etc.

Faster closings (documents already in system), better rates (trust is built, experience is documented), and negotiation rights (we trust you, we know you're good for your money so we are willing to give you more leverage than a new comer)Hope this helps!

I feel @Jay Hinrichs comments were warranted because they tell us new comers to the industry what not to do.  

Yes that's a trend of new comers coming down to Bigger Pockets and learning information.