Mail to that list (using one of the many options you have at your disposal)Personally, I wouldn't spent too much time worrying about company letter head at this point.

IMO you should have a very good understanding of the start to finish of the construction process if you want to be a briefcase contractor, even a general contractor otherwise you can be way over your head really fast and not make any money and have people upset with you .

Sorry, just trying to make sense of it all, and clarify in my head!

So that said if your trying to time the market in real estate, the market is already out of the bottom and heading to its way up.

I have a contract in on number 4 but it may not go through.In SW Florida, the market is headed higher.

Caveat: you're going to get an education one way or the other.You will be surprised that, before you know it, you will find yourself a real estate investor and property owner.And for any Talking Heads fans out there, "...Is this my great big beautiful house?"

Have you tried attending local real estate investing association or club meetings?

I don't like these student loans hovering over my head and killing my DTI ratio.

In the meantime, Brian Lucier is the head of nwcla.com and may be able to answer your question.

@Mike H.You bring up a very interesting point and it is something I have been bouncing around in my head.