The bigger issue is what they do with the proceeds from the "investment" portion of the property.

You could always start marketing for deals (using mailing / list services) and then partner with another local investor who can take has the bandwidth to take on your inbound leads and can handle negotiations, acquisition/exit strategies, contract administration, etc. in exchange for a profit split.

I stublemed apon loan depot here in bigger pockets.

Read too much Bigger Pocket and get sucked into thinking Books and Podcasts are all that's needed to succeed. 

I cant recall exactly how I came upon bigger pockets, but I am so glad I did!

Then we thought, why not go bigger?

When the tide goes out many here will wish they never heard of bigger pockets.

Bigger Pockets has all the information on real estate served up on a silver platter.

Hi, so I am new to bigger pockets and this is my first post.

@Ian CoddingtonWelcome to Bigger Pockets.