Next issue, I know we had BP members who taught real estate at state approved schools, that would have qualified, but what  tossed them out of the ring was they also taught beyond their qualifications, such as in finance and got it wrong!

You must decide if you want a short term or long term return.For short term you can access private money to engage in a fix and flip, buy a tax foreclosure and wholetail it, or joint venture with another investor on a value add project.For long term, you can buy a rental property that cash flows, potentially engage in a BRRRR project (although your market will dictate if this is doable based upon barrier of entry), or invest in tax liens. 

In BR the Red Stick REIA and The Ring are great and in NOLA their is the Westbank Real Estate Investors, Northshore REIA and NOREIA.

Doesn't ring a bell right off the top of the head.

Does Shiloh's rehab credit plan ring any bells to you?

It is a highly competitive industry because of the low barrier to entry.

I have a property on the barrier island that I do not want to list on MLS but I am interested in connecting with realtors or investors who typically sell or buy pocket listings and may be interested in this property.

Generally speaking, I think tech like this stuff and social media have lowered the barrier to entry, allowing people to take risks they dont fully understand, whether wholesaling. flipping, lending, etc.

Quote from @Stuart Udis: @Robert Ellis Location Location Location...There is limited land supply in markets with high demand and high barriers of entry.

The price you pay for being part of the Disney World spoon-feed of guests is that the barrier to entry for profitable STRs (ones that leverage close to or max LTV) is very, very high.