You will find that will a very well reseached and well managed fund, you can achieve consistent and reliable double digit returns, which is going to be very competitive if not exceed your return on SF investments in most situations.  

I'm at the Titans event in Stamford for the few days.

It all comes down to how much you can buy the home for, how much do you have to spend to fix it up, and how much you can sell it for.What you need to learn in between all of that is how to get the best deal (usually at the court house steps), how to deal with the contractors you hire and keep the costs down (this is hard sometimes), and how quickly you can turn the property as time is money (especially if you are working with hard money lenders).The next local Orange County meetup of investors is:Time of Event: 09/17/2014 at 07:00PM Location: ROUND TABLE PIZZA, LAKE FOREST Fee to Attend: FreePlease make sure your parents know that you are attending.Good luck and never ask if a woman can succeed in this business or any other. 

Another great local event is the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham (2nd location in Worcester).  

You should also address any worst case scenarios (e.g. major capx event).  

(http://www.meetup.com/Real-Estate-Club-In-Action-Burbank-CA/events/201136332/).

In the event you don't make all payments for the past due amount, the plaintiff doesn't want to dismiss this case, then have to start all over again. 

Lots of great connections all over but we also have a very strong and active contingent here in MA on here so make sure to find them (Set up some keyword alerts to find out about local topics) and get connected.Besides doing that on here make sure to get out to some of the many local investor events we have.  

There are TONS of good events in Austin.  

They are not credit events and are not reported to credit bureaus.