The maximum price for education

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Good morning fellow BiggerPockets members! I have an interesting thought question for you all today. As many of you can tell, the community is generally not in favor of paying people to teach you how to work in real estate. I know that it's 100% possible to do everything on your own and figuring everything out by yourself, or finding a mentor who is willing to show you the way for free, however, I believe there may be some merit to paying for an introductory lesson or two and paying a small fee to join a local Real Estate Investing Group (REIG). By paying a fee to learn, you accelerate your learning curve and reduce the time needed to achieve your goals. Most importantly, by having someone by your side, showing you how to do things "the right way", you greatly improve your chances of breaking out of mediocrity (i.e. giving up after owning a few lousy properties). They can also help you connect the missing dots that answer questions that books don't address.

My question is this, what is the most one should pay to get started in real estate investing? 

Thank you, I look forward to reading all of your responses!