In my experience trying to raise capital from people within the real estate community doesn't seem to be the best method because most people in real estate are more interested in building their own businesses, rather than investing in someone elses (especially when considering how much money it takes to invest in syndications).

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

I recommend creating content that speaks directly to your target audience—your investor avatar, those individualsinterested in alternative investments and passive income.

And do you have enough working capital to invest in real estate each month? 

Figured I would start a little series talking about my day to day in note investing and what the gurus do not teach you as they always make note investing seem black and white where in reality, most of it is in the gray area.Here is an example, you foreclose on a property and the property is still occupied.

I'm a licensed real estate agent specializing in investment properties in Indianapolis and Central Indiana. 

When you get back, go to local real estate meetups to get comfortable with what other investors are doing and meet some veterans who invest, there are a lot of them!

But what really makes Reston Virginia such an interesting investment is the meteoric rise of the Reston Town Center, and its recent office market outperformance.

I'm looking forward to discussing investment strategies (traditional and fringe) with many of my house-hacking friends and peers over the next few years--especially in the Green Bay region!

Future tenants would likely appreciate the extra storage, and it could make your duplex more attractive in the long run without the hefty upfront investment that a full conversion would require.Another idea is to repurpose the shed into a functional office space or a private workout area.