That got me thinking though... there's got to be people out there lending on deals even if they don't have a big portfolio(s)....

I love hearing people’s backstory on how or why they want to get into investing.

Looking for suggestions from people who have done this kind of stuff before

(Ive got a group of people to bounce ideas off of, happy to discuss.

(other than having cash/equivalent, preliminary title report, and the appropriate deed ready to go 'on hand')The MOST difficult part of this will be getting the lender to provide you with the reinstatement figure to bring the loan current (I do this and take title sub-to because it's actually easier to get the lender to provide a reinstatement than a full payoff). 

People tend to think a cost seg is a cure all and just puts money in your pocket.

Because people skip this and jump right to techniques, we have a huge FAILURE rate of people wanting to be real estate “operators”.  

As an investor myself, I am always happy to meet and talk to people who share my interests or to discuss real estate in general. 

A jobless rate of 3% or below is widely considered "full employment" by economists, or the point at which most people who want a job have one

A lot of people put off getting into real estate because they don't have the money.