Beginner investor, how to get a mentor

[Melissa Deacon]

Hi guys,

This is my first post at biggerpockets forum. I am a new investor, I'm actually VERY new. I know absolutely nothing about investing and have no properties but want to start investing in small multifamily properties. This is a career change for me, I have been working as a Physician Assistant for 4 years and have been in medicine for over 10 years. Medicine is all I know since this is what I have dedicated my life to. My goal is to make smarter moves with my money and make money work for me.  

I am looking to start investing part time and potentially doing it full time. I am doing all the typical moves as a beginner ie. getting educated, reading books, forums, looking at investment courses. I just need a little help, how do you start on building a network? I believe a good start will be to get a mentor, how do you get in touch with mentors in local areas? Also how do I know who would be a good mentor?

Some help please.

Thanks in advance