Dont ask them to do anything for you, bring value to them in exchange for teaching moments.

What I mean is, if you don't bring any cash to the table initially, then there's no cash to get at later, unless you wait a while as you pay of debt and (hopefully) see some appreciation.No reason this can't be done with at a LLC.

My name is Brian and I am looking to create a meetup group of like minded individuals.Here is what I can bring to the table to date:1.)

Offer to take care of the people that will bring you a lead.

No chance in hell.If you are that worried that your tenant will keep bringing this guy around & you think him being around will cost you more money then a turnover you need to just get rid of your tenant & start over.

We then create a second position note on one of our rental properties that is leveraged under 80% and bring up the leverage to 80% as long as the cash flow can support the added debt expense.

It will usually bring up all the owners on that street.

Be flexible if it brings you the results you need.

Just find a good mentor to shadow, someone willing to impart from his/her experience, take them to lunch and make yourself useful to them, and they will teach you.Here some recent articles good for starters:- one to raise you up: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/3-important-questions-starting-investing-real-estate/- one to bring you back down to earth: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/dont-just-dabble-in-real-estate-investing/- one in the middle: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/cheap-free-steps-today-pro/- https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2016/03/22/10-lethal-mistakes-avoid-real-estate-investment/?

We've had about a 30% success rate in establishing contact with the decision maker, but I'd really like to bring that success rate up.