Seeking an experienced commercial investor (who doesn’t mentor through a structured guru corporate environment) willing to dedicate one on one time with a newbie has not proved fruitful either…which I understand. 1) Most of the people I’ve run across (at my local RE clubs) who could act as a mentor focus on residential deals, and 2) It’s not as if I’m able to bring my own network or any RE experience to the table.

If the guy is that scatterbrained that he throws out a bid before realizing the entire scope of the job/problem, then tries coming back to double the bid, I'd seriously re-think whether I want that guy working on my property to begin with.I'd tell the guy you'll get back to him after you get some additional bids from someone who understands the problem better and prices it accordingly.Cold storage, or "fruit cellars" as we used to call them on the South Side, were notorious for being damp, leaky areas. 

Better to get a small piece of a ripened fruit than a large piece of a rotten one. 

If you go to "properties" and search for "Fruit Tree" in properties, you'll see my BP listing.

I will also help others do exactly as I have so that they may live a fruitful life as well.

I am constantly reinvesting in building lots that I pay cash for.. or other low hanging fruit.

About three months ago I stumbled on to this site and have been amazed at all the knowledge that is shared on here, so I finally joined and have take steps to put my investing in motion.I look forward to building fruitful relationships, and learning as much as I can from all of you guys and gals.Thanks for saying Hi,Alex

And I suspect these are the voices that will get heard in city hall all across the fruited plain.Last comment -- it costs $1000 here to take a course and then pass some test. 

I could probably try going with one but through my discussions with all these banks, I think they have a set number of key metric items they use to determine their "layers of risk" with a buyer and having too many eggs in one basket with a borrower seems to be one.Plus, sometimes, local banks reach a limit on their ratio that they literally have to shut off the spigot to these types of loans.

Well first it's perhaps a very dangerous Idea to put all your eggs in one basket.