My interests are in long-term investing (residential buy and hold/rent), and I would love to meet other people in the Little Rock or Central Arkansas area with similar and different REI investing strategies.I think my brain has absorbed all the books/articles/websites it can at the moment, so right now I'm trying to make some local REI contacts in the hopes that it will spur me on to further action.

I did read the article on this site titled "4 Alternative Methods to Finance Your Apartment Investment" and am going to start looking for potential investors interested in a joint venture.

I would encourage you to read the articles and listen to the podcasts.Are you interested in a specific direction in terms of flipping, buy-and-hold, etc.?

At NAS Kingsville, the most popular houses and rentals were "right" outside the base.

Here's the link to learn more: http://www.meetup.com/SnoCo-Connected-Real-Estate-Investors/events/167666732/To get started I suggest that you checkout the Learn tab above and read the great articles this website provides.

Could someone point me atman article or primer that would tell me typical terms?

Here is an article I wrote about it a while ago: FNMA Homepath Overpricing REO's then financing them with "No Appraisal"

I know that one is pretty popular, or at least it was a couple years ago, not helping us out one bit!

By the way - here are my favorite articles on Wholesaling:9 Reasons You Couldn’t Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale DealDon’t Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and FlipperHow to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldSee you around the site!

From the article…"3) For those investors find other emerging markets outside SFH real estate or some hobbies because your going to have to just wait it out, like a bear hibernating in the winter."