I had to prove myself and I did.  

I'd also suggest you do a few transactions without the family money, prove yourself, then get more support and approach the Trustee, they will want to see experience to justify disbursing the family funds.

I've always read about and studied people I aspire to be (successful business owners, entrepreneurs, wealthy people who came from nothing, ect.) and read financial books in my free time.

What you need to do:Create a contract for your agent to represent you and agree on the commission that you willing to pay.Have contract offers and deposit ready for your agentBe available to preview properties and to negotiate with the sellersTreat your agent well, give him cash for gas, buy lunch, stay in touch with the agent on a daily basis offer bonusesLater, if you work well with the agent, offer an equity positionTo be open to learning and using creative financing terms and clausesAware of how to establish seller financingKnowledge of Hybrid offers, delayed settlements, study periods and possession clausesI believe it is important to work with an agent who has your interest before his or a seller.A good buyer's agent can be a tremendous assets to an investor, a good agent can make you many thousands of dollars in cash flow and equity.Most agents are not trained to represent buyers, they realize that commissions come from sellers that have their property listed.

if you have the skills to find a deal that has cash flow or a large amount of equity control it with  a contract of sale with a study period.  

FHA will only allow this as a source of down payment if the lender can prove there is a positive difference between market rent and the actual rent paid. 

I am going to continue to look, I see the suggestions made here, and after I study deal analysis a bit more, I will probably try some of those.

You entered into a contract to buy a house and now the seller of said house would like you to prove you can buy the house.

Thanks Mike, I'm a lurker here and its always great to read about other peoples experiences etc but real estate and investing can be very broad subjects.I'm not necessarily looking for a club as much as I'm looking for a field, subject matter to study, or some good recommendations on books etc.Originally posted by @Rich C: Eventually I'll network and learn as a go but is it worth me diving into the realtor side of things?

Do you have anything that can prove you intended this property to be a buy and hold?