There are tricks in the lending industry that most of us don't know about.

Mehran, I've been in the industry for about 10 years, so haven't worked anything I think people would consider oldschool, but you might have heard of the last game I worked on, it's called "The Last of Us".Jeff, thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to try and make that meeting.

I am an industrial/commercial insulator by trade.

Wholesaling is mostly a gimmick and to be successful at it you must go through a lot of the same steps as being an agent (ie marketing, negotiating prices down, building a list of buyers etc).Might as well become an agent, build your network, learn the real estate industry from an insider's perspective and grow your new business that way.Just imo.

The industry seems to be surrounded by two medical centers and the restaurants on the "ross clark circle".

I'm moving to SA in two weeks from PA and wanted to reach out to industry leaders/ movers and shakers..Looking to see the areas of town people are most interested in buying...

I like that they have low minimums on the ifunding site..I'm still not sure exactly how they screen the deals "a proven formula" by a "team of professionals w/ over 30 yrs of experience"But another example of the "democratization" of RE investing and information (much like many other industries..)

Hi,I was brought to this site via an interesting topic on Investor Verification and how that now works with the JOBS Act coming full force.I am heavily involved in the crowdfunding space and I plan to be very active in the real estate crowdfunding thread, and offering any insights that I can.I think "crowdbuilding" has a major place in this industry, and can't wait to see it grow, let alone see Americans everywhere (non-accredited investors) invest into real estate and become very aware of how fun and rewarding it can be.In turn, it looks like I will learn a lot here about the technology and trends that are happening.

I do sales for an industrial company and really hoping to get my first deal before the end of 2014.Looking forward to keep learning and understanding investing.

I know that that if you wanted to work, you are pretty much limited to the tourism industry and stuff like that.