Or, the "pay me to learn how to raise money, so you can then go and raise money for my deals".  

Quote from @Brendan Jones: I am very new to learning about real estate and am looking for advice on my first home and how I can best use it to help offset my mortgage and generate cash flow.

Anything helps—looking forward to learning from this community!

It’s a fully renovated, modern-styled, 2-story townhouse with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a basement in Baltimore County, where I live.

Fail to produce K-1s in time for LP tax returns to completed on time, refuse to communicate with LPs, when LPs start to express frustration.Cheryl Cheryl, I'm sorry to hear this.Many investors learn expensive lessons with their early investments.Knowing nothing about this deal (because I didn't invest) I can already tell you the 24% projected return was a major red flag (in my opinion).

Why suffer through multiple learning curves when you can focus and perfect your approach?

While I was scared, I still proceeded since I had just learned the general process from my course.

Your first year will be a learning experience, you will want to be close to the action, as you may not have the capital to pay someone to handle everything.

That means learning how to vet a manager.

What is REIA, where can I learn more about it and where do Real Estate Investors meet in Puerto Rico?