If you live in CA or in the Northeast don't count on buying much if anything.I bought a place in Massachusetts last year that beat 2%.Only took 5+ years of actively looking!

Stay active here on BP and you will learn a ton...and fast!

Actively looking for an investor friendly title company and mobile notary.

If you don’t have an active deal to share with them, then tell them you come across properties from time to time that need work and have a good deal of equity and wanted to see who they know that would be interested in a property like that.3.Hard Money Lenders – Hard money lenders will have a huge buyers list to share your deal with.

Get rid of big car loan payments, etc)We have a lot of active and seasoned investors in Colorado.

I am active duty in the US Air Force and have owned two rental properties in the Dayton, OH area since 2008.I first started learning real estate in 2007, shortly after attending various guru courses (namely Rich Dad/Wealth Intelligence Academy courses).

Your partner deferring payment until the prop sells is perfectly fine and makes sense to mitigate the risk of running out of money (which would necessitate borrowing from a party that is not disqualified, or selling project "as is", likely at a loss).If you had personal cash, you could also partner with your IRA on the front end of the deal (take title in both names), at a predefined % split.Be aware that flipping profits in IRA accounts are potentially subject to the stiff UBIT tax, based on "intent" to flip, which would be determined by the facts of a given case, as well as pattern of activity.

I'm currently inactive looking to go active.

I have only a fraction of the colleagues you do, but still see quite a lot of activity from all these colleagues I am automatically "following."

Kirk,We have been active in Phoenix for several years and even though valuation has risen 23%YoY, there are still good areas and profits to be made.I know a well connected guy in the local market you should speak with.Ping me back and I'll share.Dane