My inspector is a mechanical engineer that has 20+ years in home building/inspections.

So lets see what you REI Gurus can come up with and at the same time offer great experienced advice to my badly confused self !

Or did you need to go engineered or real hardwood?

What have you experienced?

As well as a search engine like the VRBO site.

Any input from my more experienced friends out there in BP land would be awesome!

If you are interested in rehabbing and flipping, offer your services for free to an experienced flipper and learn as much as you can.Answer to 3.

This is not a game for most borrowers and I appreciate how hard they work.I also expect, and encourage, all experienced borrowers to maintain a stable of lenders they can pick and choose from as their properties fit.

Does anyone know of any experienced real estate investor clubs (networking groups) in the Denver Colorado area?

:)In all seriousness, you want to start asking your professional friends (high income earners such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc) and your older friends (those who might have retirement funds they aren't yet using), and see who is looking for a better return on the cash they have sitting around.Then pitch your *low-risk* opportunity (explain how it's secured by real estate worth a lot more than what you're borrowing) and see if they're interested.