Every so often some of the biggest players will get a blanket commercial loan from a bank on a group of properties for 5 million - 25 million which I would imagine is only a small piece of their outlay.

Not using a full name in and of itself does not make a shady player.

Let's just be clear on one thing.The broker/agent is not the reason a flip is successful or not.The purchaser makes the decision on what they pay for a property.They have a right to an inspection and they pay cash or line up financing.I always love it when I hear an investor is trying to get the broker/agent to take a cut for a mistake the INVESTOR made on purchasing or cost to rehab.A deal is a deal and no matter who you pay if the numbers work then you do it.Someone agreeing to 1% has to be a broker because with a brokerage split they would almost be working for free.My philosophy is make more and work less.Just like an investor my time is valuable in a deal.Broker/agents make sure to look at your ROI to when brokering deals.We are not the RED CROSS a non for profit

The criteria for the invite may be based on the number of deals the investor has done along with the amount of influence and overall reputation, number of votes...The value will be the mastermind group itself, along with the potential money that can be made by being in the Pro community of real players.

Like Vee said in his post, you need to do research about which neighborhoods you feel comfortable with and also Lakeview and LP won't work because of the very high entry price.I would say start with joining couple of REIAs in the area and get to meet other big players in the market and see what area they are investing in.

Watch how quick you build a solid buyers list with real players.

In my area there are very few burglaries, but it would be comforting to have a good security system in place.In my area ADT is a big player, but not the only player.

Tons of cash buyers liquidating stocks and everything else to jump into the real estate game.Multifamily has both buyers and lenders in a frenzy.Other commercial asset classes in most markets have not hit bottom yet.I hate to say this but 50 dollars is laughable.I wouldn't as an owner finance a deal where you the buyer only have 50 bucks to your name.The odds of you defaulting are very high and then I have to spend a bunch of money getting the property back.I am not saying it can't happen but you are looking for a needle in a haystack.You just won't be able to stack up to cash players or buyers putting 10% or more down to cover the risk of a seller owner financing them.50 bucks is like a tenant wanting to get into a place no money down,no first and last,and no security deposit.Now if you have other properties or assets you have to pledge collateral in case of default then it's a possibility.The fact that you have 50 bucks makes me doubt this.Are you talking 50,000 or 50 bucks??

Plan B could be to fund it yourself.The key is to know the real players in your market.

Yes, optimistic appreciation was a big player here.