New investors.. how do you find help and advice?

[Menal Khan]

I have been educating myself on real estate investing recently, reading books, listening to podcasts.. and I’m overwhelmed. So much information I’ve consumed over the past few months.. ! many people tell me to find other investors who have been doing this for a while to get some advice and help from. I go to meetups here in Houston to meet and network with people. But I also know that not many are willing to spend their valuable time with a very green investor which I completely understand.. I work full time in the healthcare industry which limits my free time to after work and weekends.  I know that you should offer value to an investor so you can gain knowledge from them and actually build a relationship with them and honestly, I would be happy just shadowing someone for free but im having difficult finding people who are willing. How do you guys do it? How do i find and build these relationships other than Just going up to an investor and asking them “ can i please follow you around..??”