Just make sure that you select an investor who has good experience in the specific note niche you want to learn.Bob

Prepare some specific questions for those you have discovered are playing in the space you want to play in. 4th meeting: prepare some business cards with your contact info, and what you’re interested.

This is also the first time he has done a deal like this, so he doesn't have a track record for this specific type of deal, but does plan to do this same thing in many locations in the future, so that will come.  

(I specifically produce comedic content but have produced drama as well)Very excited to continue my journey on BP!

Specifically I am looking for a good, trustworthy, investor friendly general contractor from the area to work.

Contracts are state specific.

Great answers in this thread, specifically from @Todd Dexheimer and @Omar Khan.

I do not have any real estate specific skills, but I work in finance so I'm reasonably comfortable with numbers.

I wrote a blog about this topic specifically for commercial multifamily, but a lot of the basic principals still apply:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10191/67979-po...This is by no means an exhaustive list, so I'll echo what others have said and advise that you seek out a CPA or tax strategist for advice an techniques.

I have researched articles about cap rates but was wondering if someone could give it to me in layman's terms with specific examples and explanations of how they affect the overall evalutation when trying to figure out whether or not to buy the property.