I think that by doing it at least once you have a better feel for what it should cost to have others do it and you can make decisions on what makes sense financially to tackle yourself.

It takes time and practice to get comfortable and there is always something new to learn, but I think following a system has helped me focus and become automated so that tackling the learning curve and making adaptations is never that difficult.  

I would not say I am an expert in this space, however, I am an expert in this space, I have been apart of hundreds of renovations involving these loan products, all delivered and successful  Its not easy and they are tough, the great thing I got from your response, is that next time you will be better prepared, so I commend you sir, great job and great will to tough through the first one, even with huge barriers that you confronted, next time you will be that much more prepared and educated to tackle a more complex project.

Do your research and make sure to tackle something you think you can handle.The father knows that neither of you have done this before and is willing to take a chance on you both, mostly I assume to help his son get a leg up in life.You can use this money and then eventually develop a track record and be able to bring in other investors whom you do not have such a personal relationship with.

This can be done through the Advanced Forum SearchWe've also improved the relevance of the site's people search, and will soon tackle the Articles and Blogs.Again, thanks for the suggestions.

I am not unloading 4 deals a weak as the gurus preach, I work 2-3 houses every 3 months & I don't spam my investors email either.

Most buyers are willing to tackle those kinds of projects.

Of course you cant spam up their servers when you get back in.Unless you can post on another IP easily.

I don't want to be a wet blanket, but I get buried with the same spam you do regarding "investments" here, and just about all of them are deals I wouldnt touch.

There are various sites that auto post, but this is considered spam.