I usually know when I'm talking to a real landlord - we start trading war stories and tax woes ;) The tenant is already out of their property in most cases and living on someone's couch.

I have friends and family that are in various trades, so whatever I cannot immediately do myself, I can get help.

After Volcker Rule banned proprietary trading of investment banks, a lot of money from these banks naturally went to real estate.

I am very interested in finding a mentor to work with and I would be happy to trade work for your advice and coaching if you have a couple hours each week.I do have one more question, what is the best property value estimator to use?

If you are trading for your own account ie your own entity it is 100% legal.Think about it this way: Freedom to and of contract is a public good.You entered into an agreement to buy a house.You elected to assign the contract.Therefore any restriction on wholesaling is contrary to public policy!

I am a 4th generation custom home painter by trade whose family has been painting contractors for 100 years.

Trade secret if you will.

Some, in association with local colleges.Some banks and other local businesses conduct monthly seminars that are very economical to free.School districts sometime offer seminars on a variety of subjects.Real estate trade schools offer many great courses.Many local colleges offer continuing education courses.Be Paid While You LearnA great way to be paid while you learn is to work for a seasoned investor who has a long and successful history of real estate investing, especially in the area(s) that interest you the most.

I do have a real estate license, but plan on doing fix and flips to start and learn how to wholesale down the road.Im looking to go to some local REI meetings and meet other investors that want to trade idea's and talk about ...well REI of coarse!!

Churning is turning investments over, for the sake of short profits, ok for investments, stocks for example, but illegal for stock brokers to do with a client to gain commissions from trades.