If you can't stand the heat of political discussions, stay out of the kitchen :-).

Though I can't help you much from a mentor stand point I would be happy to meet up for a beer and talk REI with you as I am in a similar position to you.

But I will firmly stand behind the statement that providing education and doing RE investing are two different businesses.And I will also state that I do think there are many "educators" in this business who provide very little value for the amount of money they extract from their "students".

There are plenty of other types that you will though, and they can still be nice and can often stand to gain a good bit of appreciation as well.

He can bring the money to closing and you don't have to fool with the dollar shuffel.Going to more trouble, buy with 100% seller financing and then sell paying off the note immediately after your purchase, you can also trim some of the closing costs....just so long as the closing agent can show that the A transaction can stand on its own merit.

You have to get out of the stands and get on the playing field and expect to get knocked down.If you were in Houston and you found a deal, I would either give you the money or partner with you.

Listen carefully find the session that will be a benefit to you.Who has a DealOne of my favorite parts of the meeting is when the members with a deal can stand up in front of the group and present a deal to everyone.

The goal is to stand out from the crowd and be sought after for business.

Having the ipad as a stand alone internet device is a little more convenient so that you do not have to have the second device.

I did it to a small 2-1 ranch this past winter as there were about 6 houses in a row that were all red brick small ranches and wanted this one to stand out a bit.