In fact, I've wholesaled several deals, and have even mentored the new investors I've sold to through the process from purchase to sale -- I wouldn't do this if I thought I was selling them a dud.Anyway, if I made a blanket statement like, "I would never buy a deal from a rehabber," I don't know what I was thinking or in what context I said it.

I prefer the "Guru" or mentor that is not interested in selling books and tapes but rather selling you a business and will work with you directly the entire time you are in business.

Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with a real estate mentoring program from 'innovative investors' ?

I would love a MENTOR or someone to walk me through the next steps, to see if this is a potential motivated seller...As always, BP......I look to you for answers....

I am looking to start rehabbing and flipping, and I suppose I am the classic case: Very little money, poor credit, but a will to make this work.I am currently an applications engineer in a technology field, but I am hoping to build my experience and business to allow me to quit my job and invest full time.I suppose right now I am looking for a mentor...

Mentor-Find someone who is/was successful that you can learn from and emulate.Stategy-Determine your path to your goals.

You can find these courses that people have paid thousands for on e bay for next to nothing then read them and see what fits your comfort level.Just beware of those charging thousands to go to class and then up sell you on mentoring programs for 10's of thousands.

The problem is I'm not going to have access to conventional financing and/or large amounts of cash at first.What would be great is to find a mentor/teacher whom I could learn under and/or work for.

If there is no such group for my area do you all think an investment realtor could help mentor me?

I don't hope to come off like a jerk, it's just I already have my contractors to babysit, my realtor to chase after, my employees to assign work to, renter's to keep happy, and other new investors who I am mentoring.