This is a really cool way to help all parties involved.

Can any one offer me some tips?

Banks and courts assume you know what you're doing and they are not training ground.Read as much here as you can and work you way up to the big deals and you'll be safe.

FinkelThis book offers details on finding motivated sellers, finding tenant buyers, plus case studies with hundreds of tips on how to be an investor.

Hey streamland-I'm sorry I don't have much advice for you, but wanted to let you know that I'm also new to real estate investing and (like you) a colleague of mine and I are talking about forming a partnership for the sole purpose of investing together.Fortunately, we both have excellent credit and a significant amount of equity in our homes, so we're planning to use that to get our feet wet.Maybe we can exchange tips/ideas sometime...

I saw the clearest presentation of the concept in Jeffrey Taylor's book, Landlord's Toolkit, which I think was clearly a notch well above the other rental property books out there for tips and tricks and mindset.

Any tips anyone could give me would greatly be appreciated.

Packed with equity and eager homeowners ready to leave their homes in tip-top condition!

My belief at the time was that this would have been a good lead.With that said, do you have any good tips that might set me on the right path?

cool. hopefully you'll take a few more minutes and network on here.