Some of the material will be the same as at the Paper Source, but I will be going into more detail on partials and who gets what in the event of defaults or early payoffs.Take careTom HendersonH&P Capital Investments, LLCwww.hpNOTES.com

Asking the prodesk at Home Depot which general contractors order the most materials and do good work is a great hint.  

Most are 3 to 5 years and some push to 7. 10 is out there but very tough to get.Most asset classes cycle every 7 to 10 years so you want at least that amount of time with a loan so you can refi or sell at the optimal time and not because you used short term debt for a stabilized asset where the existing cash flow is the main return.  

I think $60 is reasonable for a service call fee, as this not only includes diagnosis, but also shopping for the parts, buying them, coming back a few days later to finish the job, etc.Some places charge less for the service call, but end up taking a 50% mark up on all materials so you end up paying more.When dealing with landlords, when not an emergency and they give me regular business, I often end up just charging the time spend in their buildings at a flat hourly rate plus the parts at list price.

It seems like the majority of lenders I come across will not go below 20% which tough as this means I would have to put $30k down and I did not want to tie up too much of my liquid assets in one property.  

CSLB requires that anyone doing a job of combined labor or materials of $500 or more be licensed. 

Maybe in a year or two I can start on my own, but in the meantime I want to learn the business now while time is tough to come by and use my money wisely.The question is how does someone who is looking to finance, invest with or partner up with a real estate investor vet that person? 

The problem is, the Los Angeles housing market is very overpriced, so finding a property that was in at least a semi-decent area proved to tough, not to mention the issue of rent control for any property built before 1978.

Much information, free materials... check out the pod casts as well,extremely informative!  

With regard to multifamily, it is real tough to find a good one in B Class area.