I'll take you up on that free coffee whenever haha 

Had I been representing myself, I would have had to track down the first contractor I could get in touch with, hustled him in, get a quote, and then hope it's not a rip off since I didn't have time to shop around before closing, and couldn't delay it any longer.

Also may I also suggest to shop around for loans, different lenders offer different rates, maybe you could find a better rate elsewhere?

You should come to our coffee meetup in Delray the second Saturday of the month.

On top of that, I must have shopped around to almost 20 lenders and their interest rate/LTV were the best I found thus far for my credit average (around 690 at the time).

Go shopping.

Hi all in BP,I am shopping around for home insurance for my three rentals.  

I would love to connect, grab a cup of coffee or zoom.

Have not had any coffee yet. http://www.thecreativefinancin... 

((Best)) way I can think of is have some money to invest and partner with a more experienced developer who is doing what you want to do.Come in as a Jr. type partner in the deal, and work full time at it--learning.By Jr. type partner I mean you are not calling the shots, but are in on all meetings and all aspects of the project.After a few deals maybe you want to go it on your own, or maybe just keep on partnering....A good partnership is a definite strength--but it depends on the person.I would say that is the (BEST) way to learn a particular development type.If you lack meaningful money try befriending a few developers and just talk shop as well as friendship things, and see what turns up.But to be a developer you will need to have a good sized chunk of change to risk (possibly losing) to do a deal.Good Luck!