He's the co-author of the bestselling Wealth Can’t Wait and has extensive experience investing in RC properties within LA. 

I just have to be a contrarian here @Caleb Heimsoth  as Caleb states I cannot think of anything risker than remote rehab for beginners.. keep in mind the author is a very experienced real estate professional and what works for him simply is not germane for beginners I know they want to sell books on this site.. but I fear there is going to be some really sad people that try to do this and simply don't know what they don't know.. all to just save 5 to 10k  extra that a flipper that does all the work and takes all the risk makes bringing you a finished product.. you can lose 10 to 20k in a heart beat doing this if not more.. 

For example in my case I am targeting individual names as opposed to companies. 

I would like to connect with more like minded individuals who are willing to build great relationships and net worth.

Someone has to have the legal authority to sell, in order for you to buy.  

I think he has stated before that them not accurately portraying the reality of it is why he decided not to continue with the project.I know another individual who was on a flipping show, and there were a lot of things in that episode that were not a reflection of reality as I knew those involved, and I knew the subject property.

Would be a nice way to meet up with some like-minded individuals in the area.

Karen, I won't be attending but I can recommend a tip that could save you thousands of dollars: Leave your credit cards at home.Most of the free / low cost seminars give you a few crumbs of information but are mainly sales presentations designed to "upsell" you on more expensive "boot camps" and/or "mentoring programs".They all follow the same classic sales formula, they'll tell you that it normally costs $X (you can even go on their website and see that price) but "today only" or "only for the first N people to sign up" they're putting on a special deal.They'll do the whole "this is how much it would cost individually but here's an incredible package deal" etc.

I'm trying to decide whether to invest as an individual, through my personal checking account, or through my small business.

I was thinking of putting it in an index fund but that would be more for a 5-10 year timeline. another option would be individual stocks but there is a lot of risk involved in that.Any advice would be greatly appreciated and thank you.