There are plenty of valuable contacts, relationships to create & grow, helpful bits of information, etc.3 things I'd recommend for a new BP member looking to make the most of the platform:1.

Please send me info on how i can contact you!

The last address was a rental but she couldn't give me landlord's contact.  

I first contacted occupants and offered cash for keys.

Contact me if you want to discuss. 

And one night they call us and told us one of her contacts partnered on a deal with Ryan and Tyler but they had to dump their ownership in it because MF Capital was not allowed to do business in Texas anymore.

There are many local real estate investors that you could contact in Omaha that he could follow around and absorb the process.

There are techniques to contact a borrower before ever buying a note, legally and ethically, I doubt your broker dealer will let you do that.

Does anyone have any resources or contacts where we might get some guidance?

@Jaycee Greene I’ve contacted big banks small local banks and I haven’t quite tried credit unions although I have 2 credit unions for which I have accounts (but my experience is that they aren’t offering that much better terms).