Glad to have you on here.Advice for this site...1) Set up keywords for your area and interests so that you're notified when they're used and then start interacting.2) Read through  The Ultimate Beginner's Guide3) Go through applicable blogs and forums as there are a lot of great resourcesAdvice for REI...1) Pick a strategy and study up on what you need to know/do for the 1st step and then do it, then repeat for all following steps until you have completed your first investment then repeat the process and keep learning.

Have you checked out The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Wholesaling?

Except for a very few I see wholesaling as a short game IE 99% wipe out rate... but for everyone that tries and can't make it 100 replace them.. thanks to internet and Guru's and what you see on BP.... when someone post and boasts about how they just made 15k on an assignment fee. and you have your beginners on this site in a low wage environment somewhere in amercia were 15k is 1/2 or 1/3 a years salary well you can see how that gets these folks jacked up

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As a new beginner, never owned a business before, is it possible to get a SBA loan around $1.6 million for 20% down payment?

Yes I have been reading the forums and yes I have been reading the beginners guide here on Bigger Pockets.

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What this is about, is those Companies that call themselves Wholesalers that target less experienced or beginner and novice investors.

I'm not a beginner educationally when it comes to real estate, I know some of the terminology and how being a realtor works. here are the questions I have so far, any modifications or additions would be extremely helpful, thank you. p.s. the branch is the top branch in its area, that being the lower mainland of bc where real estate is currently very hot and it's a populated city if that makes a difference.what are the total start-up costs once your a realtorwould there be a place for me at your office working for either yourself or someone elsewhat can I expect my job to consist of doingwhat would you say is your main source of generating leadswhat's been most effective in keeping everything organizedwhat's the structure of your teamwhat's the splitdoes Remax offer any training opportunitiesWhat are the features of some bad agents you no?

As a beginner, you can learn a lot from your uncle with a few rentals in another state or a co-worker that's on their second house hack.