-identify the location-identify the type of properties (narrow down your scope)-understand borrowing-understand relationships with agents, wholesalersthis list can be generic and very long, but as you keep narrowing down your choices, the fluff will self evaporateWatch some videos here on BP about how to buy your first rental property, listen to podcasts, interact with other investors...good luck to you on your journey! 

@Dave Foster is the best person to talk to about these on Biggerpockets. 

@Eric Hempler sounds like to have more experience in certain areas than the typical newbie syndicator, but there is no substitute for real-world experience.The more visibility/interactions you have on the day-to-day operations side of a sponsor, the less risk for your LPs.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

I'm sure @Dave Foster has hundreds of posts explaining that. 

Find our first deal - hope to get something under contract in 3-6 months Looking forward to interacting with you all in the future! 

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Interacting with the agent concerned me because they really didn't have a lot of information about the property to begin with.

I see a lot of posters here who ask for mentors (and to be clear, not saying this is you) that are often ignored because nobody wants to hold someone's hand while they kick tires at every dealership around town and bring no actual value to the interaction.

To the point, I am looking for anyones thoughts on the usefulness of Honeybooks, it sounds like its great software for project management and customer interactions, but doesn't have the accounting capabilities you need to file taxes, and so most people end up Using QuickBooks as well.