I'm excited by the residential and commercial real estate market of Southern California, and want to begin to explore investing while continuing to focus on my career in hospitality operations & sales/branding & entrepreneurship.I focus on opening and building operations and sales systems for event spaces, specifically venues converted from industrial buildings and independent, site-specific hotels and restaurants looking to create or repair revenue streams from weddings, corporate parties, workshops, and in-house programming.

Good Afternoon Gentlemen, A close friend of mine and I are looking to attend an upcoming REI meeting.

:POr did your friend mean on 15 or 10 year fixed mortgages? 

I look forward to meeting some new people, making some new friends and taking my real estate adventures to a whole new level. 

If you have not hooked up with an investor friendly realtor I would suggest doing so.

They are not friends or relatives and often do not receive gifts from their "land-lord" as intended. 

I have done all kinds of construction management and hammer-work on residential aand commercial stuff.  

Anyone local have a recommendation for a General Contractor for residential rehabs?

I currently help residential and commercial real estate investors obtain financing for their projects. 

I've told my family and friends about my new career and this has led to one listing in Fredericksburg so I will continue to market by word-of-mouth.What other things can a new agent do to generate listings or leads?