There are many many steps & events that would occur well before that.

Beyond the Monthly Management, Placement & Maintenance fees, all other fees in our contract are IF EVENT -> THEN fees.

Look in Bigger Pockets in the Events & Happenings page, I think this is the link:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...There are a bunch of events in Nassau & Suffolk County where you can meet other investors & find out what you want to know, I post mine monthly on this forum

Where can I find information about upcoming networking events?

., etc.Depending on these types of factors, what makes sense for one person might not make sense for another person...for instance, a person who has a net worth of $10k, and who has $10k of credit card debt is probably over-leveraged...but a person with a net worth of $1 mil who has $10k of credit card debt is probably in OK shape (I say "probably" because there could be other factors in these peoples' finances that could change our assumptions--for instance, if the millionaire had $5 million in auto loans for exotic sports cars, they might be in trouble).Context is everything.

Hi GuysI just went to Fortune Builders 3 Day event.

Beyond the Monthly Management, Placement & Maintenance fees, all other fees in our contract are IF EVENT -> THEN fees.

I don't mind taking over the loan, but I would prefer to keep the loan amount relatively the same in the event any challenges      were to come up with my first investment as I am just starting this journey.

Start growing your network, look on Facebook/BiggerPockets for different events, find a mentor doing what you want to do, and get to know the local lenders/brokers.

Do those evenings or weekends.You can do all these events at their offices or sometimes at educational events at the association of realtors.