You have found an incredible ocean of information here at BP, if you're serious about investing then I highly recommend spending time scrolling through this website as often as you can.I got started in real estate as a junior in college like yourself so understand your situation.

Scroll down if you get bored with their background/reasoning.

There is a button up on top of the page that says "Resources" then scroll down to "Tenant screening."

Scroll down to page 4 to 5.

You might want to read this info, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramm–Leach–Bliley_Act and specifically scroll down to the section titled "Consumer vs. customer defined".

This this link and scroll up to the beginning:http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-20/wall-street-unlocks-profits-from-distress-with-rental-revolution.html#disqus_threadCan't control why the link drops to below the story.

Account ClosedTo mention or notify someone in a thread use the @ symbol and begin typing their name, a window pops up below, scroll to that person and click on it.I'd also suggest partnerships rather than lending.Sometimes giving advice is like giving an uzi to a known gang member, not saying Zac is a gang member, but I'd rather be confident that any advice was used in a prudent manner, not knowing anything about this lender is an issue while knowing Zac is determined to forge ahead without a greater understanding of how these deals are done.I think that's Adam's concern somewhat, in asking who this investor might be and the relationship.Sounds like they may be some fish more than an astute money manager, I don't know, but if I'm a party to giving advice as to getting into someone's pocket who doesn't have a clue as to RE lending, I'll need to understand the details.Best advice I can give is go to an attorney......I'm getting the sense of urgency is not a good indication, screw-ups happen when you get in a hurry. :)

Those alerts can also be seen if you mouse over the "Inbox" on the upper right menu bar and scroll down.And lastly I highly recommend becoming a Plus or Pro member of the site and take advantage of all that BP has to offer you.

@Curt Davis that interactive map on your site is cool but drives me nuts because I scroll down on websites using the wheel on my mouse.  

Check out this article written about Real Estate Comps and scroll down to "Free House Value Sites & Paid Property Value Sites" I would also check out this article on Intro to Real Estate Deal Analysis to give you a really good idea and starting point on analyzing the numbers.