I would advise to find a lawyer or a attorney that specializes in real estate and throw a couple of bucks there way so that you can get their illegal advice and if you can legally charge them to replace it professionally 100% do that

Mentors are found by building relationships at meetups in real life, not online when you are just getting started unless you are using the forums as your meetup and you are really getting to know people.4.

You still need the reserves for now, but you are in a good spot.Your real choice next is where to invest.

Looking to begin my journey in fix n flips.

We ask the person who the real owner is and if they are not correct, ask them who they are in relation to the applicant.Good luck!

For anyone who started out on Biggerpockets and still doing real estate, how has BiggerPockets helped you? 

What factors do you consider when deciding between traditional financing and private money lending for real estate deals? 

It should not be much different from any other real estate proforma.

Note - They are probably doing real unethical and immoral things too, but you don't have to think about it. 

Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.