Step 2: Narrow down your "buy box" (are you market-indifferent, are you looking for a certain level of cash flow, etc.).Step 3: Connect with real estate agents and begin making offers!

As @Chris Seveney there are lots of buyers for the real estate backed notes but fewer for the business only notes (without real estate as collateral). 

Quote from @David Sotomayor: Im getting into fix and flip real estate and working with a private lender who requires a higher credit score than mine to qualify.

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

There is a pretty big real estate investors group in the Hartford area.

Tough to answer due to so many feelings about risk tolerances and what other investments could be making you as a ROI.I feel leverage of real estate is the real strength of this asset.  

They also know about real estate so less likely to charge you extra fees to get an appraisal or BPO because they can estimate the value themselves.

Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Robert Adams: As we move into February, the Las Vegas real estate market is showing positive signs of recovery after the holidays and the conclusion of the presidential election cycle.

@Joel Bongco how do you go about setting it up for real estate investors?

For those of you who are starting out and want to learn more about real estate depreciation and cost segregation!