[Sometimes, just giving good advice to others might result its own reward]...

I am a member of the local REI club and have attended numerous meetings, seminars, etc.

I have read numerous books and researched for countless hours on house flipping and after reading The Book on Flipping Houses I felt that getting involved in the BiggerPockets community is my next step.

Take numerous trips a year and many times work only 3 days a week. 

She has told me on numerous occasions that she wants to reject the offer, but every time I show up with it she refuses to let me in.  

I decided to specialize in duplexes since numerically, half occupancy is usually good enough to tide me over.

In my mind, I am looking for a partnership- someone that will work with me (which would involve a lot of teaching in the beginning), whom will benefit greatly by working numerous deals with me in the future.

@Steve HoneyI see you have put a lot of time into your presentation so I have read it numerous times trying to understand it all.

Hello Letta McNutt I invested in Hayward / San Leandro area and found it very rewarding, look for neglected properties in area with decent schools and proximity to Bart and you can't go wrong.

Economic facts; risk and reward and barriers to entry, high risk = high reward, lending can be a very high risk.