Possible Mentor in California but want to invest near Dallas

[Tyler Moore]

I am wanting to get the ball rolling on my first investment property. Still very new with everything and have heard multiple times how beneficial and important it is to have a mentor. I have many connections in my hometown in California and even a successful real estate investor willing to mentor me. I’m not sure what to do and looking for advice. So I guess my question is should I invest in a place where I don’t necessarily want to but have the beginning tools accessible to me or try to find a mentor in the Dallas area and invest in the place I want to ?