Learn the lawsDon't use a contract "off the internet", laws vary by state and are also regulated on a federal level Learn the financing techniques correctlyDon’t skip parts of the processDon’t ever do a “kitchen table” closingUse the proper deedAn attorney can help you with the legal work, but the rest you are on your ownYour guru will not bail you out“Investing” in someone else’s deal by providing a small 2nd loan so the “investor” can pay for “cash to the seller” and for “closing costs” so he can do the deal is a very bad planKnow what problems can ariseLearn the responses and solutions to problems before they are needed Know everything there is to know about Title and what that meansKnow who a "protected class" individual isLearn the "back doors"Learn human natureUnderstand timelinesUnderstand regulation enforcement (some of these "mistakes" have a 10 year statue of limitations ( they can charge you 10 years AFTER you do the transaction) and carry hefty fines and possible imprisonmentThe court doesn't accept "I didn't know" for an answer"Know that the source of the lead plays a serious role in some states and federallyKnow how much of a "profit" pushes the boundaries to invite an investigationYou can be sued by the seller if you don’t do things correctlyYou are automatically at fault if an investigator or attorney or regulator gets involved.

I am open to do any tours just to get familiar with the areas and the general atmosphere of the areas. 

According to Jerryll's ad, he was a speaker at BPCON 2021 meaning Bigger Pockets invited Jerryll to present at the huge BPCON event last year.

@Andrew Street Thanks Andrew, I just sent a invite to connect. 

I was graciously invited to a REIA retreat to go over the future of REIA and how to stay relevant in this information time we are in.

I think there is a balance.. to me the folks I see that seem to work far more than others are like the folks I saw at Google headquarters when I was invited there for a presentation.

Experienced syndication sponsors are considered experts in the real estate field and are often invited to various investment conferences to speak in keynote presentations and on expert panels.

Our volunteer fire department invites surrounding departments to participate.

Invited one of the neighbors over, with his visiting father in law. 

Since they were all Facebook folks I just went with the same basic invite.