If you're going to make real estate investment your business, then you need to treat it like a business and learn how to do this, but if it's part of an overall investment portfolio or a source of some extra income, most people are too busy with their lives, careers, families etc to devote the time it takes to do it right.

I agree that its expensive but have not found a better source to do do real life exercises.

I know the areas but a friend of mine has brokered some small to medium apartments around town and he maybe a better source for you.

In any lending scenario the lender will likely look to the source of the funds used as down payment anyway.  

(Source: The Banker: http://www.thebanker.com/Editor-s-Blog/Why-Generation-Y-do-not-like-banks)Posted by Corey Curwick Dutton

Also, does anyone have a good source for private money. 

A predictable source of income to repay the loan.2.

I've heard about Solid Source Realty and Drake Realty.

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(Source: National Real Estate Investor Online: http://nreionline.com/finance-investment/crowdfunding-firms-chase-bigger-fish?