I'm honestly on this site seeking information from investors who have the knowledge and are willing to share it or maybe even mentor me with future deals.

I'd love to meet some mentors who've been in the Madison market and are willing to chat about their experiences here, in any niche of real estate.

My mentor encouraged me to look into owner-occupancy financing as an option.

Looking to gain additional knowledge, network with other professionals, and hopefully find a mentor to learn from so I can prepare myself to begin investing and doing deals within the year.I'm located in Camarillo, CA and currently work in the SFV.I have been following the forums for a few weeks now as a guest and decided it was time to register and step out of the shadows.

I'm a single guy trying to do this on one income and I really don't want to team up with family or friends at this point.I'm basically looking for mentors & advice.

Junior Salters A short sale is when the lender accepts a payoff of less than is owned as payment in full.

I look forward to meet great mentors and investors in this forum.

Hi Tony, my long term goal is to buy and hold for rental and if I find someone who is willing to mentor me I would also like to flip a couple of houses.Hi Andy, its good to meet a fellow newcomer on BP.Hi Will, thank you for the welcome I'll try my best.

I would suggest you join a local REI club in your area and find a mentor to guide you though some avoidable pit falls.

As someone who's put down 20k on one of those guru training programs(The usefuleness is debatable since it did propel me into action), I can tell you that there's nothing that digging up some willpower, sitting down and doing some self studies through BP, and spending $100 on real estate books and attending REIA meetings and building relationships with investors/brokers/power team members in your market can't teach you.I'd discourage starting off your RE investing career by taking the easy route and trying to get the lessons handed to you when hard work and experience is really the best mentor you can have.It's been said many time, but if you are able to find a good deal, there will be more than enough people/firms willing to fund it.