So if it were me, I would take about $120k of that and use it as down payments on multiple properties in a cheaper market (obviously I am biased toward Birmingham, but there are plenty of markets in the South and Midwest that work well).

Sometimes they might charge for helping you -- most folks here on BP would council you to avoid those people, but don't totally discount them either. 

We will totally rehab the interior of the lower level too and then stucco everything to make it look attractive. 

Interior is being done in the gray palette as that's what hot here.Property isn't a total toad. 2 acres, 3 car garage with workshop and a full MIL apartment, which you can see on the far left of the photo.

Hello everyone,This is kind of a weird question but my fiance  and I will be attending our first REIA meetup this weekend and it occurs to me that every businessman I’ve ever met says you must have business cards at networking events, and we have none.Now my first thought is, we haven’t made our first deal and are still planning to pull the trigger in about 2 months, so it really feels sorta presumptuous to print off business cards which say anything real estate related.On the other hand, having never really been to a meetup not related to my day job where I would totally have business cards, I’m unsure if it’s really bad etiquette not to have them.So my quick poll is, as people who have done this way more than me, what do you guys think?

Total funds loaned will be in the $350 range.

In total our grass income per-month is $2,555We also have 18k in debt.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Get a more in-depth feel for the types of deals that your new friends like to participate in, their risk tolerance, etc.Step #3- Find the appropriate deal that would be a good fit based on the criteria you learned in Step #2.Obviously there are a lot of nuances to buying property, forming syndications, etc but I just wanted to help kickstart you.If possible, I would rinse and repeat the above steps, while attending Dave Lindahl's Ultimate Partnering in September and @Gino Barbaro's event in October. 

Not totally clear on what this will affect.