I started investing in real estate about 18 months ago but I have acquired 7 single family homes that I manage myself so just Get In The Game and GO FOR IT!

bottom line is they talk a great game give you terms that you think you found a fold mine..etc.. nothing more than a sophisticated Nigerian  prince scam.

@Karan Malhotra I think @Jay Hinrichs and I are on different pages of the same book.I was probably getting too far in to the weeds to stick with the "general requirements" theme @Timothy Albright set up.I was simply putting the info out there that a hard money lender is going to require some "skin in the game".

seems like that is a bank refi situation not a raise private money so the owners have little to no skin in the game

BiggerPockets forums is a great start, listen to podcasts on away games and gym workouts, join a local REIA in your area, jump on some webinars.  

Before you even begin putting offers on properties in a certain market, you should begin establishing relationships with real estate agents and property managers. 

If all the tenants sign consent forms as part of the lease agreement, then any conversations the tenant is in will be fair game to record.

The added benefit of this process is that you can also have your attorney sign the public records as "Nominee Trustee" before assigning yourself as the "Trustee" once the Trust has been established.

I'm new to the game and I just wanted to ask If there are any Real Estate clubs within the central Florida area?

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/working-legit-turn-key-provider-game-changer-state-investors/1.