Chattanooga, TN resident, realtor, and (newbie) investor here.A mentor told me real estate is all about building relationships, so here I am! 

I have a guy who is willing to mentor me and uses this system. 

In Charlotte, the local HUD office offers free training and they openly share "the formula".I went to my first training session there back in 2000and "the formula" is still the same 16 years later.Here, tho one caveat has been... an owner-occupied bid beats an investor bid, which always seemed to be a noble call to me.

In any case, you can always find a mentor by providing value to someone in order to speed up the learning curve.

I have been mentored that using other peoples money (OPM) is the true path to wealth.

Then they’re willing to pay $40,000 for “mentoring”.  

Find a group or person that can give you both education and mentoring. 

That said, while I think a great mentor is extremely valuable, Michael, we have hundreds to thousands of members on the site who came here because the quality of education that they got from a crappy mentor or guru wasn't worth a pack of gum.BiggerPockets isn't the answer for everyone.

It is scheduled for First Wednesday of every month at 6.30pm and usually has a speaker sessions and 1.5+ hours for networking.https://www.meetup.com/chicago-suburban-real-estate-group/

I will send you over your email  the SEO Anthony was able to create following your mentoring!!