He was hot in real estate and had several books out when I was first starting up my venture.

I haven't used 1and1, but I would venture any company doing that much advertising on TV probably has a decent product.

Looking forward to my new venture.

The only potential downside I see of the agreement would be if I become proficient in 6 months, and then I am still having to split deals for another 6 months to fulfill our agreement.Should I take the deal and commit to working with my mentor for 12 months on a split, or should I venture out on my own now and learn through trial & error, books, and of coarse BiggerPockets?

I obviously need a larger buyers list.If there is anyone who is either experienced, new, or interested in this venture in the Bay Area, I would also love to talk more.

I have only occasionally ventured that way when searching new opportunities, but have never actually bought there.

There is a generally accepted risk/return curve where Real Estate is considered less risky than investing in Equities, and of course Large Cap Equities are less risky on average than investing in your own startup or a venture capital play.

We decide to meet him for negotiations on our business venture which also includes real estate.

You would probably have to venture into a hobby store to get the stuff though.

My question is, how do we go about funding our venture?