@Walter Edmondson in my experience I found that these type of courses doesn’t work that much as connecting with people in meetups, you probably going to do better by paying that money to a mentor who is actively involved into real estate himself, also go to seminars, network, walk the properties, talk with sellers and brokers, know what to ask them, how to underwrite a deal...for the starters I definitely recommend to check out Joe Fairless podcast.

Hi BP family,Is it a good idea for a starter to use a hard money lender?

@Alex Mason my heavily biased opinion is Buffalo NY is a great starter market for investors. 

So for starters you could ask her if she actually has a Certified ESA diagnosis that you can verify with her Dr.Legal reasons a landlord can deny an ESA include: The animal is too large for the accommodation size. 

You might try HSBC, TD Bank and Navy Federal for starters.

It's a great read for starters

I think it completely depends on what state you live in, for starters, and then I 100% think you could consult a CPA who specializes in REI.

Well for starters there are a few options for you.You can at first maybe do a consultation with a CPA to get ideas and set your self up right. 

Are you a self starter or self learner?

@Raul Sorto Learn to use BP to its whole potential - subscribe to BP blog and podcasts and start reading posts and listening to their podcasts collection.Here some recent articles good for starters:- one to raise you up: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/3-important-questions-starting-investing-real-estate/- one to bring you back down to earth: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/dont-just-dabble-in-real-estate-investing/- one in the middle: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/cheap-free-steps-today-pro/You might want to read and follow these threads:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/625324-looking-for-financial-advise-for-getting-started?