Don't, in short, engage in business practices that are on balance less ethical than those of my local drug dealer.  

You want to keep you investors engaged throughout the process, so when you get a deal you have the interested parties. 1 thing you may do is get a commitment letter signed by potential investors so you can keep them accountable.Keep going and network with more people, build interest and ask for money lol.

I'm looking for both retirement building and daily income supplement.Bob, regardless of which option you are going to use (SD IRA or 401k), you are considered to be a disqualified person to your retirement account and therefore prohibited from engaging in any transaction with your IRA/401k and doing any work on the property yourself.

These forms are then used to issue a 1099-Misc in January which you will need on your taxes.You may be able to engage directly with the entity that is collecting the information, your tenant can likely connect you with the right person (or their contact) at the organization.

If I am able to engage in any real estate endeavors in college, wholesaling is probably the most realistic avenue.

Then I learned about BP Forum and started engaging in conversation.

You have to engage the prospect while leading them down the path you want them to go.

Does more engagement mean better search rankings?

I my self consider that I am engaged in both.

The financials look like this:Portfolio (blanket) as a 1/1 ARM$197k total loan (~80%LTV property 1= $122k, property 2= $132k, rehab construction budget= $34.5k (on a 6-draw scedule))Property 1 was purchased at $77k (ARV $122k) and proeprty 2 purchased at $89k (ARV will be $165-170k when completed).The question is what direction to head when the rehab is completed in 60-90 days...can I break the properties apart and re-fi main residence and hold property 2 as a rental...I hate the fact that I have to completey re-engage the underwriting process...what about converting the blanket to two independent mortgages?