Reach out to them, meet them, and offer to work for free until you gain experience, knowledge, and confidence to take the bigger leap in your career.

I do not have my first property yet but I am gaining knowledge. 

I joined BiggerPockets after hearing their podcast and it has definitely given me a lot of great insight to REI.

I'm wondering what people's thoughts are on the area, both as a rental market/cash flow, but also the chances of gaining some appreciation there if/when things improve there.It does look like there are some relatively reasonably priced (In terms of the average cost in Miami these days) properties for sale there - both single family and multi-family.

When I bought my place in Boston, the neighbor's houses gained $50k in equity overnight) Or maybe I can do the $1 in-family sale? 

@all, can some one give me an insight into netcong in Morris county?

It is better for them to get half the profits than no profits, and you gain invaluable experience as they take you through the process with them.DO NOT go half-cocked and mail without having an understanding of the legal requirements for your area for assignment contracts.

I am so eager to learn all I do on my spare time is try to gain more knowledge on RE.

I am not going to work too hard to sway you, because I have nothing to gain here.

Partnerships are much easier and you can achieve pretty much the same results: you raise funds for specific projects and create a legal entity for that project, electing yourself as a member of the partnership so you can benefit from any gains without complicated filings.