Make sure to listen to the podcast.

If I were in your shoes I would open an LLC with each of you as half owner.

with email marketing for example, a good open rate is 20%. with text, the average open rate is 90% or higher. everyone reads every text they get. that extra 10% is due to some phone carriers having a “spam text” folder. i personally have never seen this, but i do see many of my texts not being delivered due to the phone carriers’ spam folders. anywho, people rarely answer the phone, and almost always listen to voicemails. so i feel texts & voicemail drops would probably have about the same efficacy. texts might beat VM drops because they could be perceived to be more authentic (depending on how they’re written), meaning more responses. you’d also have to consider your demographic. will you know that the #s on the list are cell phones vs landlines?

Im attending the conference this weekend I think you should go listen to the RE vernacular, network with people, follow up, be curious to put yourself out there so when you do have the financial capacity you at least make the connections along the way(RE is a relationship-predicated business).

Listen to as many Bigger Pockets Real Estate Podcasts as you can in the next 30-60 days.

I have listened to many podcasts/books and think I am ready to make my first deal happen.  

Purchase price: $94,000 Cash invested: $27,000 Finally purchased my first single family home in Garfield Heights Ohio after almost two years of reading lots of books and listening to every single podcast!

The only other financing option I would consider in your shoes would be a capital partner for future deals.

I listened to a podcast with Paul Moore who said he was mentored for a year and it was expensive but worth it- has anyone here had experience with a mentor and if so can you share what you learned and if it was worth it? 

After listening to a couple months of the BiggerPockets podcasts and watching Brandon's webinars, I finally mustered the courage to start my REI journey.