I am looking for a mentor or someone who I could partner with on the deal.Can anyone point me in the right direction of anyone (whether mentor, attorney, broker, investor, etc) in the NY market that might be worth chatting with to navigate this deal and possibly partner with??

If you have never done this before you may want to hire an architect who has done this before to help you navigate it and keep the contractor honest.

Otherwise, definitely upload a personal profile pic so we can better identify you as you navigate the site.Welcome to BiggerPockets!

I've tried using the cities public record website, but navigating it is absolutely horrible.James D.

The hope for this is that in the discussions we will not have any argumentative back and forth, but a discussion for the newer investor to listen to because the more experienced investors will share with the "pitfalls" they have found and how they changed the strategy to make the pitfall just a small hole or dip in the road that was easily manuvered around or absorbed.This hopefully will lead everyone into navigating those pitfalls for a good investment life no matter which one or combination someone would choose.When someone does post their way of doing things, it should be looked at for the pitfalls and those be brought out and discussed, not to upset the poster or to say this is better, but for a discussion of what pitfalls each strategy has and how to avoid them.And within each strategy how it should be changed according to the economic times.

ben, i think the design you selected is great and now you should place all your focus on the content and how visitors will navigate your site.to expand on jeffrey's comment, it's not immediately obvious what your company does. it wasn't until i got to the footer that i had a better understanding. but even the "about" page is not clear and concise and not talking on a fifth grade level "that utilize Contract Wholesaling to financially build our growing Real Estate portfolio which contains Buy and Hold properties for the use of Rentals throughout the country" and that is just the second part of a very long sentence. and as an opener, your "about" page is about you, and it should never be about you, it should be about your market. seth godin recently released a blog article about the "about" page, here's the link:http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/09/five-rules-for-your-about-page.htmli based my about page on seth's article.

I'm just doing my best trying to navigate so many different options and perspectives.Thanks again.

Hi, BP friends just checking if any navigating the Damascus,MD area as how it is in terms of prospecting for rentals and what is the average going rent for  3 Br 2 Bath home /  Town house. 

This site by itself has enormous amount of information and I'm still trying to navigate thru. it. 

This is a business and you have to treat it as a business and know how to navigate the market fluctuations to profit.