I absolutely respect rolling with your trusted team of professionals, as I am working to cultivate the same.That said, if your Warren group can't or won't make the drive east to the Cuse, may I suggest Watkins Environmental Sciences.

The website makes it seem like its mission is more for representing the interests of the Asian RE community domestically, and not necessarily to cultivate overseas investment.

I don't pretend to know it all and still invest substantially in my own education, both in terms of time and money.My mailing today is mostly targeted to legal and government officials who I've spent years cultivating and nurturing.

Of course every market is different and some markets may be more saturated than others.Another thing to consider is that like Dev mentioned, a lot of people talk about something but very few actually do it as a system. ie a lot of people try something for a short while, don't get immediate results, and give up.A lot of the leads have to be cultivated for a while and you don't get instant gratification.

Think leveraging credibility (if you are lacking experience in large MF)  and the fact that the investors you bring to the deal are your investors to cultivate, which will be your investors when you are ready to syndicate your own deal.  

Get the right tenants, cultivate the landlord/tenant relationship.

I am sure they are out there, I just need to cultivate more relationships.

I like to use the analogy in the past people were farmers, cultivated relationships they grew and were handed deals from them.Today the farmland is dried up and you need to be a hunter and go searching for dealsHowever you source deals, staying consistent at what you do is the key

A Realtor is subject to the Code of Ethics which has some extra disclosures when buying from a client(A contact for a listing can be considered a client) I would suggest spending time cultivating for agents who can deliver deals and marketing directly to sellers for off market deals will be the much better bang for the $$

Don't quit, Use this time to grow mentally on RE, cultivate endurance and prove yourself that even in the most toughest and uncomfortable times, you are able to give your BEST (Get good grades, Even if it doesn't make sense) but do your best just because you have the power and freedom to do it. and in the futures, you can be an example for your KIDs.