South LA, West Adams, Jefferson, those areasBTW knowledge is only half the battle in RE... for instance most of the real estate investors I know never read a book or forums etc (except maybe a couple general RE investing books)   but just took action, were ambitious and frugal.  

utm_source=search&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=books (books recommended by BPers)Simply, bone up on the areas that you need to expand knowledge in such as, Forums, Marketplace, Learn, Network, Analyze and Resources.Feast on the Podcasts, #askbp Podcasts, blogs and webinars Lastly, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational, thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.

It's unbelievable the enormous amount of knowledge you will acquire by listening to them.  

Check with your tax guy of one of the knowledgeable posters here.

I'm looking to  gain as much knowledge & friendly advice as possible in real estate investing.

I'll be taking a real estate licensing class next month to increase my overall knowledge of the business.

I too want to step out and take advantage of my own knowledge and experience in this market that I love so much.

Such as, experience and track record that is needed to convince the lender to make the loan, the sourcing of the deal itself and the associated local market knowledge and resources, the loan guarantees, fund administration, and of course the management of the asset and the investment plan, among other things.Promote aside, if the sponsor contributes capital then there would be further participation in the cash flow via the sponsor's pro-rata share of the equity stack.Things start to get imbalanced when the sponsor gets more of the deal than the equity partners. 

Can someone give some helpful knowledge please?

I'm looking to expand my knowledge to where I'm comfortable enough to move forward in real estate.