We bought cars for single moms, dug wells for orphanages, bought gifts for AIDS camps in Jamaica and in early 2008 we were both told to give it all for 6 months to a couple we had known for a long time who had suffered some catastrophic setbacks. 

Bird dogging may have been more popular before the internet, google maps, etc.

Google amigo Damn not even 1-2 sentences to help out a fellow investor.

Once you step up to 5+ leverage gets cut and rates go up.Do some googling and calling. 

From google...In a 2022 interview with KCRA, a FAIR Plan spokesperson stated that the average cost of a policy is about $3,200 per year

Find them in meetup.org, or google in general city name REIA, or state name REIA. 

I'm going to google and look some things up but was wondering what kind of credit cards this community recommends.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

That's a red flag for me.d) death by Google: I Google everything I can about the sponsor.

That said, expect to deal with a fair amount of fluff leads.The two best strategies I’ve found are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be expensive, but it can also yield highly discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.