My friend owns and operates a construction company and has government contracts and owns a shopping mall, his contracts have an average of 1M and has an varies between 2-4 a year, foreign assets are around 2M.So to wrap the story short: 1.

One must read the fine print about how they operate.  

As I still work in the city and commute via the train, I have a lot of time before and after work and I was curious what real estate books inspired you, motivated you, or were just an overall good read.Thanks,Rob

I pay $20 a month Bill Tan's Arcadia-Pasadena REIA.You are in California,@Will SeremakI will give you FREE stuff at $0.00Contracts California FirstTuesday.com http://journal.firsttuesday.us/forms-download-2/California License Training https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3/blog_posts/4...Good luck!

Remember your purchasing a company, companies need cash to operate. 

Of course you have to be readily available to operate this way since you don't want to hold up the process any more than necessary,  but once you have established a relationship with a contractor who knows how you operate you can build a more trusting relationship.  

I used to work at Long & Foster and they do have a good training program.

Get transactional RE attorney to write up any notes, deeds of trust, etc.The next best alternative is probably to get a cash partner and go in 50/50 or some agreed split owning the property in an entity with a clear operating agreement that spells everything out.  

I have to move around to find it, my first company had awesome training, my current one I feel it's more sink or swim.  

Our Company's goal is rapid growth in the Home flipping market, we are always seeking to raise capital and find deals that can't be denied, after all, it's all in the numbers and that is how we operate.