I do know I have been warned by various mentors not to use the friends and family option when paying contractors for renovations.

I am a 50+ new comer to the world of real estate and am looking for someone who can advise or guide me to person(s) who could mentor me.  

I am not answering for Don.. but give you an example of one of my commercial investments.Now its a single purpose and I know those can have some risk however its a Doctors office.My tenant is dermatologist who took over for her mentor that was retiring..

I need to make my first move so as to avoid analysis paralysis but I don't know how to go about it.I hope to meet a mentor(s) who can help me with my vision to own numerous single and multi family rentals to create cash flow, financial freedom, and a legacy for my family.

She has a mentor that is well experienced with ALF’s in OR.

There are plenty tax attorneys that specialize in specific niches.Why not get a referral from the most successful RE investor you know or a mentor knows?

But I also learned-reluctantly- I need a mentor, and that's not always cheap.

I'm from NJ and I was advised to do so by someone who was mentoring me through the begging stages of my REI journey.

First thing you want to do is start building your network of people who can assist you in getting deals done and then find a good mentor.

Brad is not a charity; he charges a fee for training and mentoring;  like all GYM memberships, if you don't use it, it wasn't worth it.