I'm a licensed agents that gears my time towards real estate investing.

The second part of my question was more geared to the timing of engaging the different subs.

@Steve MorrisI believe this is geared towards those who can’t get standard bank financing for whatever reason or who need it quickly.

Buy and Hold for Cash Flow, Buy and gold for wealth generation, BRRR, Flip etc... each market is geared toward a certain strategy... or better put one strategy may work awesome in Hamilton, while another may be just near impossible.  

I have been telling people here in Oz for years that our "Negative Gearing Strategy" is more a Buy and Hope strategy! 

A few recommendations:- "E-Myth Revisited" by Michael Gerber (this will have you working on your business instead of in your business)- "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter (this provides a more foundational perspective on money)- "Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kiyosaki (further builds on the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" foundation)- "Set for Life" by Scott Trench- "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene- "The Book on Managing Rental Properties' by Brandon Turner and Heather Turner- "The Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod-"HOLD" by Gary Keller (geared toward SFR)-"The ABCs of Real Estate Investing" by Ken McElroy (geared toward commercial investing)"Multi-Family Millions" by David Lyndahl (This is on my list of "To-Reads".

(LCPIA is geared towards education more than networking) I would also love to hear any suggestions on how LCPIA could improve.That being said keep me posted on your meetup.  

My post is actually geared towards my research into whether there are any generic firms/companies out there, that I don't know of, that supply not just private note leads (i.e.

Also attend one of the BP webinars specifically geared towards finding your first deal. 

Premier is more expensive because it is geared to an Industry that does Inventory.