A few hard money lenders, an investor friendly title company, a realty office with some investment properties to name a few.Once the meeting started they talked about various things going on with the organization, workshops coming up, sales numbers for the market, etc.

At the same time, the attorney will review your unique situation to make sure you are fully protected, today and for the future.You will also need to plan how to acquire and hold the property.An added note; the Young Lawyers Organization has an excellent Tenant and Landlord Rights book.

You're doing a great job of organizing your leads and follow up.

Seek broad education in real estate, business, tax law, government laws (federal, state, county, city), finance laws, real estate law and practices, and as much as you can think of that may or may not directly apply.Education Sources-Small Business Administration (SBA) (not just for loans)This is a taxpayer-funded organization just waiting to give you guidance and education.

Trying to build up all my bookmarks and resources to stay organized and updated.

I am very interested in organizing a Chicago area meet up with like minded individuals in this area.

You may need to take some time to organize some of the information, but it is well worth it and can save you a lot of money.As I said in the podcast, I have never paid for a single real estate course, coach, mentor, guru, etc (besides the agent licensing course), and I think I am off to a pretty good start.

I am trying to keep my thoughts organized but here are some of the main questions I have about the financing and bidding process and greatly appreciate any help.Financing-Is it possible the large list of banks will do financing on investor HP purchases or only the one they listed on the Investor tab or do I need to call the large list and see if they will or not?

The federal securities laws define the term accredited investor in Rule 501 of Regulation D as:a bank, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company;an employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million;a charitable organization, corporation, or partnership with assets exceeding $5 million;a director, executive officer, or general partner of the company selling the securities;a business in which all the equity owners are accredited investors;a natural person who has individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person

@Ryan Steele has a pretty successful organization and has many education opportunities that I believe you would benefit from.