I've never done one before, but I hope I will get a good response rate.  

Larry thank you for your response and advise.

I want to offer qualified individuals with the right mindset and knowledge base the opportunity to join my team and I will pay for you to get your license.  

Whether its REI or any other category, I feel the ability to actually connect with someone is what will make me want to potentially work with them down the line.Thank you for your response!

They used a private lender (a high net worth individual, a.k.a. rich dude) who didn’t care much about income requirements.

Unfortunately it's often a power struggle or you're dealing with a mom & pop owner who are not the most organized individuals.... but that can be an opportunity for you!

I have been listening to the Bigger Pockets podcasts ad nauseum for several months now while I work for my father (when I'm not working with clients I keep the money flowing by doing so) and one of the main things that I have taken away from all of the guests is the majorities' response to the question of "what do you think separates successful investors from those who give up, fail, or never get started with investing?"

No mentor is looking for someone they have to teach everything to, people are looking to trade value and combine talents so they can accomplish more as a sum of parts than they can individually.

Meaning you pay the bill but then you send an invoice to the tenant therefore making them ultimately responsible for the water that they use.

Thanks for the response.