If you got a new job good luck on getting a loan if your plans are to buy real estate with conventional lending you really need all of your T’s crossed and i’s dotted it’s up to you but if your planning to scale you will eventually need to start creative financing it’s the fastest and I would say the easiest and cheapest way to get in on deals faster 

That would be the easiest, and fastest. 

Eddie Speed teaches using low yield investors to buy the front of a note for 6 to 10% interest, and keep the tail end of it.Finding high yield seeking investors is easy.

Greenville, SC was just named one of the 10 fastest growing cities.  

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I just finished up a traditional stick build house and understand that in New Jersey many of the building inspections are done at the state level rather than local and that it can speed up the process greatly to go modular and potentially have some cost savings.

But I too am missing connections and guidance on this jouney and I feel like surrounding myself with like minded people will speed up the conversion process.

I'm a broker in 45 states and can say this: brokers are meant to find the best financing options for you and can sometimes speed up the closing if they have a good relationship with the lender.On average, brokers charge 1-2% of the loan amount for their services. 

Also, just because an agent can access (in theory) all listed properties, they don't have access to all unlisted/pocket listings.Also, all agents aren't able to react at the same speed. 

I do feel many of the programs are overpriced but if you want to learn a subject or a skill; hiring a mentor is one of the fastest ways of doing it.