Even if you strip out all the soft benefits, it's obvious that if you can trade something ( like your time), for something of much greater value (community goodwill, great PR, marketing photos, etc.) its a beneficial transaction!

hey guys,   I found a property in a great neighborhood which should see some up swing in the next year and a half, due to some gentrification going on.    

I am from Boston and am an Engineer by trade.

One stickler is your business and trade has to be more than half of your income.

People were calling me trying to day-trade their mortgages for a while.Then mortgage rates stabilized at a point LOWER than before the fed "raised" them.So far none of the doom and gloom journalists, or realtors saying "buy now before rates go up!"

Do you manage all of the separate trades or are you able to get this type of deal with a GC?

What CAP rates are similar properties trading for in this market?

i'm telling you all this so that you can see that i am a genuine and relatable person. life's too short to pretend i'm a stuffy business person- i'm not. i also want to show you that i am motivated, smart, and resourceful. i have goals, but i need some help. i don't have time to waste, and i read once that Andrew Carnegie said that making good deals involves being up front and honest about what you want, so this is what i want:i want a mentor to help me to get some real experience in the field, and i want to find a reliable and fair network team. i also want someone to believe in me enough to invest in me so i can get started. what i'm willing to give:i am willing to negotiate a fair return on investments. i will share and support my network team just as much as they support me. and for a mentor, i will negotiate a fair trade(perhaps a percentage of my real estate profit for the first year) for the education. and... i will totally take some people on business dinners(and write them off on my taxes), you know, as a bonus. :)so, are any of you willing to invest in me?

Or are there tricks of the trade that I need to learn about?

(jack of all trades) learning about everything but not mastering anything.