Buy a used book and find someone local who's doing the thing, and make them your mentor.

I financed this property using down payment funds from 403B and a local commercial bank. 15% down from personal funds. 85% down from community commercial bank. 3yr balloon, 20yr amortization, 7% interest rate.

Attend local real estate investor (REI) meetings and get to know people.

Join your local REIA to know more.etc etc etc.   

We’re not used to seeing emergency declarations as frequently as they do in Florida.Our borrower is a local rehabber with a property scheduled to be funded today and close tomorrow.

I’m a local realtor in Rochester and would love to connect.

I would recommend checking with some local insurance brokers in your area, they may know more carriers that are available."

.👀 Risk ManagementBoth investments require risk management:Stocks: Company performance, market conditions, economic factorsReal estate: Property maintenance, tenant quality, local market changesBut guess what?

So, those become the local "Command & Control" centers.

I have been following the Real Estate Investing industry for a while and just recently decided to put my focus into it and implement a plan I had in mind for years.So I went down to Puerto Vallarta I put together a team of local realtors, brokers, contractors, property managers and a lawyer.