Is the SBA 504 the right product for what I’m describing?

You hear of people doing deals without actually seeing the houses... its true, and that is the system I would strive to create.I would much rather have 5 $5,000 transactions per month, then 1 $25,000 especially if I could automate 90% of it... and this is coming from someone who has done more rehab (fix and flip) deals then anything else.

You'll find yourself learning quite a bit from your first transaction.

If you are going to live there short term (under two years ~ ~) the transaction costs will kill you.

Then I received a pamphlet pitching several training products, which of course are not cheap.

There is another California law that applies to any company that offers advice or assistance to consumers in credit related transactions – called CSO’s – for unsecured or secured loans.

But know your networks and work them, but also know your inventory and product.

It's hard for me to call myslef a real estate investor at this point, once I have several deals under my belt and a bit more 1st hand knowledge I'm guessing I'll have a boost in my self esteem.

According to him, we can still make commission as long as our buyer is from Nevada, but my broker is pretty sure that we need to find someone licensed in California to do this transaction.

We've scrapped our production capabilities which are at the heart of economic growth.