From my perspective, if I'm in the lending business and have my mind elsewhere I don't want to be dragged back into a rehab that is costing me time and resources I'd put elsewhere.

Hello I am also new to BP but you can find some hard money lenders by state on the Resources tab above the BP page.

It's a great resource and you'll meet a bunch of helpful people on the site.

., Thanks for the valuable feedback!

Just had a licensed guy say I couldn't afford to pay him what he wanted for a little project I proposed; he, and rightly so, needs a good profit to show up and the little stuff doesn't have that potential.Having several places is ideal for people that want to have additional retirement resources but don't plan on having rentals be their business... but lots of PM's in my area won't touch single family and don't want small portfolios.

And you get the benefit of having over 100 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

Another great resources are the podcasts http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/p...Also, @Dave Bingham has a monthly get together.

I recently got licensed as a real estate agent which I believe will be beneficial not only from the standpoint of the income it can provide but also networking, learning the market, and so on.So far I have been spending a lot of time mainly listening to the podcasts here but I look forward to getting into the forums and the other areas of Bigger Pockets to learn what I can and eventually being another resource for anyone that I can help out.Have a great day!

The most valuable commodity is not our money but our time and I'm a lot fussier now days.  

If a meeting to assess your resources is so intimidating why do you think you will enjoy being a landlord?