Newbie in New York

[Amy Peterson]

Hi BP!

I joined after (foolishly) paying for a Lee Arnold webinar and getting REALLY excited about private money brokering. 
I just finished reading a bunch of posts about his system and I actually feel nauseated. Luckily for me, I only paid HIM $97. The second webinar I wasted 6 hours of my life on yesterday was free.  
BUT I dove in headfirst; built a website, established an LLC, paid a pretty penny for marketing materials...etc. Ugh.
I really DO want to help people find alternative funding when banks have let them down. 

A little background about me: I live in Western NY. have a psychology degree from St. Bonaventure University. I've worked in human services for ~15 years. I had an opportunity to manage a housing program for individuals with mental health struggles in Erie and Niagara Counties and I LOVED it. I had to leave for personal/family reasons. 
I acquired my NYS Home Inspectors license during the pandemic. Again, taking a helping role. That's my jam. I made a go at that for a while but people (in my area anyway) are FREQUENTLY waiving the inspection in order to gain favor with sellers. I was doing well for a newbie but not well enough to do it full time. I have since gone back to human services and let my license lapse last year. 

I LOVE housing and like I said I really do want to help people find money when traditional avenues tell them "no". I love helping people reach their goals. 

I should have seen the red flags as far as Lee is concerned, and I am really bummed that I can't get started as quickly as I had wanted. But there IS a way to do this. I'm just going to have to work a harder and it's going to take longer. Right? 
Does anyone have any advice on where to start? Please help me!