Planning on doing 1-2 flips a month and would like to develop a team I can count on. 

When originally developed in the 1910's it was a luxury bedroom community for the downtown financial district and over the last 100 years has fallen into disrepair.

I am eager to get started in real estate and am thinking of becoming a real estate agent to gain knowledge and work for myself while I develop the investment side.  

Develop the building plans and get my GC onboard with costs.  

I have developed a little niche in this area.  

I look forward to communicating with fellow investors, lenders, and asset managers as I develop a network of contacts across the country.

Backstory:  A close friend of mine runs his own commercial real estate/development business in the Boston area.

I have contacted many commercial firms and a few development firms and have gotten some calls back, but nothing set in stone yet. 

I would love to hear how it all develops.

We obviously have a lot to learn, it just doesn't feel like a good start (what I meant by feeling deflated).He also has a pretty convincing sob story about how he needs the rent money he should be paying me to put a security deposit down for another apartment.