...if so, how is it performing?

I'm in Austin and there is a online mattress showroom that I visited to try out different brands. 

I am wondering if my first steps (past the education part) is to build a network of people who know, like, and trust me through posting content like newsletters, articles, podcasts, doing webinars, going to events (aka build my brand), or, should I first find a deal and then raise capital?

(Only if you are SERIOUS about real estate as your wealth/career vehicle.)Make sure you join a brokerage that is large, established, and has a reputation for top performance and excellent training.Once you learn the basics and get out into the field to see the state of the market, you'll learn the price points and be able to know a good/great deal when you stumble across it.I have made some of my best (most lucrative) buys from meeting with a seller who wants to list, and when we discussed the price, I knew it fit my parameters, so I bought it! 

Hi all! I’m a real estate investor based in Indiana. My husband and I primarily invest in long-term rentals here. It’s a solid market with a median home price around $250K and a rent-to-price ratio of roughly 0.8% (po...

These markets will offer you distressed properties starting at 60kish or so and up to 150kish.For example, let me make up a hypothetical deal.You buy a house for 90k and am putting 60k in to add. half bath, redo the kitchen and bathroom, brand new paint and new LVP flooring all throughout. 

Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Luis Pereiro: Hello BPI'm looking to connect with investors interested in purchasing a mortgage note (performing).

Will add though, that a good PMC will immediately alert an owner about what their property really is and the expected challenges.Unfortunately, a decent portion of the time we do this, owners either don't want to believe the Evaluation Video we send them or decide to sell.realistic expectations of performance through different asset class's is key to happiness  

Every other month it was spot on 12% return.Having said all that, I am currently experiencing some lag in performance with their new AHP Servicing fund which just opened to new investors November 2018. 

I am brand new to real estate investing, and participating in Brandon Turner's First Deal program.