I was able to save a good bit of money, allowing me to quit and focus 100% on real estate.The #1 theme I heard over and over on BiggerPockets was this idea of finding a mentor.

A few things on the North Shore and lots as you get towards Boston and I like the NEREIA (Which draws well from NH) in Chelmsford, which happens to be this Wed. 

Remember in school when we were told "make your theme specific" - - Market Analysis needs to be specific too, otherwise generalities are not very useful.Things that may be useful in REI include Market Analysis of ___local job growthlocal demographicslocal crime ratesSFR sales, inventory, prices and days on the marketMFU sales, inventory, prices and days on the marketlocal portfolio lendersaccess to shopping

But my concern is that it will take time to get the business up and going, I don't know the market all too well yet, and I don't have a comfortable reserve of cash to supplement what I'd be getting from a FT job while I get the RE business off the ground (that and we're trying to plan a wedding).Given all of those moving parts, what would you say is the best strategy?

I wish I had found someone like me (the me with my current knowledge) to guide me along but I either didn't think to do so, didn't know anyone, or was too strong willed (read prideful) to ask for guidance. 

Bart Libsock Did you get any hits on this USVI investment theme?

With that said if you are going to do this I now know a guy that will be your 203k specialist (kind of like a wedding planner for the 203k loan).

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/kitchen/24264/ I'd prefer to go with the solid color theme, butcher block is what the current countertop is.  

However, less thought about individuals range from advertising agencies to commercial printers, Web hosting companies to wedding planners.

Here's another article about the January 2016 sales in Memphis.For what it's worth, I just spent the day (Wed 2/10/16) driving around town looking at Class A and B properties with a CA hedge fund and was shocked by the lack of available inventory for sale.