Real Estate Mentors and Guidance

[Ryan M.]

All,

I've been extensively researching and attempting to find legit REI mentors, but I simply keep finding my way back to multiple guru discussions and doubts of legitimacy regarding the gurus (on top of massive fees to use their educational material and systems).

I think we can all agree that self education will likely be the dominant approach, but I would certainly love to be wrong about this and truly hope to find a willing mentor. 

My questions to all of you...have you been able to find a mentor? If so, how? What have been some good strategies that supplement strong activity on BP?

Thanks for the guidance.