Questions on mentors

[Jason Anderson]

Hello BP community.   I am excited to get started in my real estate journey .You see I am late to the Real estate game at my age. I feel I do need a mentor and or an accountability coach to help me through the beginning stages of my real estate journey. I also know in the beginning mistakes will be made but I feel with a mentor through their experiences I can decrease the mistakes being made. I think that in itself is worth it.
I have a question. Has anyone had experience working with WNN Properties ,Brandon Rabe, Cj Calio, or Jasmin Calio?  They are a mentoring and consulting real estate firm. I have spoke with Brandon and think he is great. I had seen they were active on BP but I was looking for people that have worked with them and wanted to know what their experiences were?   Thanks in advance. 
 
   

[Nathan Harden]

Everyone is an expert, man. You have to be careful because there are so many "experts". Someone gets 10 deals under their belt and then they go out and try to sell courses. 

You don't need a mentor. There are so many things you can learn from on THE Youtube university. Podcasts and books will simply reiterate whatever a "guru" will tell you. You're going to make mistakes with or without a mentor. It's inevitable. 

The big question is, what is your goal? If you're just trying to do a traditional buy&hold or fix&flip, you absolutely do not need a mentor to do that. Everything you need is right here or easily accessible for free. Youtube literally holds your hand throughout the entire process. 

I know NOTHING about car motors. Just this weekend I hopped on Youtube for a half an hour, fixed everything on my own and now because of Youtube, I feel like a mechanic. Hahaha Not really but you get the point!