Hello all,I recently found two mentors to teach me the fix and flip business in the San Francisco Bay Area. Initially I was going to try wholesaling, but ultimately I wanted to get to fix and flips, so it worked out b...

I've seen ONE deal from 8 sources before, all at different price points.

When those go out they have a very small building in the middle that tend to not work for most tenants and drive up parking.One of the better uses I have seen on vacant ones is like a Hertz rental car or Enterprise.The key with small commercial properties is knowing rents are below market with the current lease.

The key word is business.

Showing a track record of provable income will become key when it comes time to finance & leverage whatever property you purchase.

I’m going to the Paper Source Note Symposium in Vegas. 

is there a reputable source 

This rule is key, because if you pay interest on a credit card you lose. 

I'll be happy to bring you to the right source if you'd like to connect. 

You can ask a family member for a loan, but some lenders will require that amount to be sourced once they see a large deposit in your bank statements.By the way, if you're ever planning to keep a property (i.e. the BRRRR method), always get pre-qualified with a conventional lender first to make sure that you actually can do the refi, otherwise you'll be stuck in a hard money loan.