I’m not affiliated with the Real Estate Guys organization, I just enjoy their events and I have benefited tremendously from the education and network.1.Engage with people emotionally to get them to open up intellectuallyA potential investor might tell you “I’m looking for at least 10% cash on cash return and 18% IRR.”

@Sam Shueh with someone very new to buying/selling i would say "Hand holding" but i think it gets easy if the client is educated enough.

There's a wealth of information and contacts in this community.Very easy to get lost educating yourself about something.

After reading this I'm still not sure, but I will make a better more educated decision now.

If not, outside of BiggerPockets, I would suggest that be the first place to start to surround yourself with like-minded individuals in the Real Estate business.Along with BP, DIG has definitely played a big role in my Real Estate investing career through networking and education. 1st meeting is free.

In that case you are leveraging his expertise reducing the risk and also you ll be able to afford bigger deals with more capital and its a win win situation.

I believe you need to start by educating yourself on finances.

Im pretty sure almost no backup offers get presented for any transaction, unless they are using it for leverage against a buyer. 

I'm sure we could've done a better job of educating people about investing in startups and articulating our future plans.

My current list of education items I am researching are: 1) specifics of asset protection for this style of property.