We did a commercial loan, 20% down (10% down each)-I leveraged my partner's relationship with his commercial lenders to establish a baseline of credibility for myself and cut my teeth doing my first deal.

You can also check meetup.com or search Facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.

They offer all of these bells and whistles to sell you a grossly marked up home that they set the sale price and then knock off (Ghost funds) fake credits.Then if they leave that area and do not build any more high priced homes guess what happens real fast.

I need some advice on my real estate investment plans.

You could be making real money by investing wisely.Also, I wouldn't be sure that Cali will always appreciate at the rate that it typically has.

I used to work for Japanese company and have know many friends who lived in Japan and spoke great Japanese and it seemed like about every 3 months they would have some kind of really mind altering experience culturally that was disturbing, so probably not an easy place to live or invest, even if the opportunity is there.Argentina I think prices/trades their real estate in $, so less currency risk. 

I am investing in real estate without the need to put in 20%+ deposit, He pays the monthly mortgage which im not liable for, I benefit from appreciation..

Everything I seem to find is very high level about how to raise capital, how to find a deal, how to get your first deal, etc. but I cannot find anything that does a deep dive on real estate investing systems and structuring!

Consult with lenders and real estate professionals to find properties aligned with your investment strategy.Good luck!

I've been reading a ton about real estate, and I'd be interested in becoming an investment-friendly real estate agent.