@Tara Piantanida-Kelly one place to start is with the local landlords association or the local chapter of one of the national landlords associations.

We're changing our residential leases to those used by the Texas Apartment Association for several reasons.

There are three clubs listed which are associated with the National REIA.

There are of course other ways to get real estate financed (private investors, hard money lenders, etc), but you need to make sure you fully understand these methods and the risks associated with them.It sounds like you are really serious about investing in real estate, so I would spend some time on BP in the forums, blogs and listening to the podcasts and start to come up with a business plan.

Hiring Benny, Guido, Lurch, and Associates who have wet-vacs and some used plastic in the back of their cars will only cause you heartache!

Eric Lasley AREA (Arlington Real Estate Association) it's held on Saturday @1301 S.

Dear Land, I have contacted my county real estate association in hopes of locating an investment club in my area.

If it rented for $1600 and your PITI came out to $1300, you'd be lucky to make $100/month after vacancy loss, association fees, and maintenance fees.

I have an associate in Chicago that has LOCs for real estate investing.  

Assessing the risks associated to the transaction as to legal compliance, financial and economic concerns so that an informed decision may be made. :)