You might bump into some money guys there, know they aren't "private lenders" they are hard money lenders fishing in the waters.You'll also find leaches there, (not a derogatory term) it's very acceptable practice in RE for an experienced person to team up with inexperienced players to get a deal done, these experienced types just leach onto newbies and work deals, there are some who do nothing but leach deals providing themselves with more opportunities with less effort.

With the information age at its finest, it more practical to gather the same information for free.

In preparation, I will be practicing my underwriting skills on a closed multi deal in my target area every day.

Would you suggest wholesaling just to practice doing deals and to get to know people?

I have background in Real Estate by working with Auction.com for 5 years as a contract specialist and short sale specialist in my early college years and now am a full time real estate agent.

I hope someone reads this message and reaches out to me, practices patience and give me the guidance I'll need to be great in this business.

From a practical perspective, I would disagree.

I am a recent college graduate, from University of Maryland, looking to get into real estate investing.

Probably the strangest thing is that one of the light switches in the kitchen actually operates the built-in dishwasher...can’t figure out why that ever would have been a practical requirement.

You could also leverage more and use your cash as a down payment and closing costs in some better neighborhoods, renting to college students or professionals.