@Chad Justice,Welcome Chad.You have indeed came to the right place to network,learn, and advance your REI career.When I started many moons ago I too knew some things about construction, trades, remodeling,ect.What I soon found out was that was just the tip of the iceberg.Done correctly REI is about a lot of moving parts.Finance,Law,Marketing,Research,Evaluation are just some of the things you need to educate yourself on toward the strategy you are interested in.

I've taken an accelerator course to teach me about REI and making deals, but it was a bit too fast to have everything sink in so I'm working on building my purchase contract and assignment contract as I would like to start with wholesales and maybe a rental or two to get some cashflow.Today I incorporated as an LLC to make sure I'm protected.I'm looking for the following:other wholesalers to do some deals withbuyerslenderstitle attorney / title companyI'll hold my questions for another post, until then; let's connect on BP, meet for coffee, and see how we can help each other.

@Chris B.Many Chinese buyers are investing in the US for the following main reasons:- Immigration- Education (every year 300,000 students from China are arriving in the US for studies)- Diversification/investmentsEach of the reasons above has been increasing significantly in numbers every year and we expect that this trend will continue.

IN the meantime, I am constantly getting educated with 1 hour daily on this site, reading for 1 hour and listening to the podcast at the gym.  

Best/first thing to do is get educated.

You can find more resources under Education for your REI learning.

Also be sure to check out the Education section above and join the free webinars offered by BiggerPocketsMake it HappenSteve

Also, what are your thoughts about incorporating before purchasing my first property?

This is the place to get educated and network as you prepare to buy your first rental property!

In Illinois once you meet the Broker requirements you have to be sponsored by a "Managing Broker" for 2 years before you can become a Managing Broker yourself at which time you just keep your education current and you are good.