Here's my experience: I attended a few Renatus meetings and was extremely skeptical.

Network with reputable private money lenders by attending local real estate meetings or joining online forums.

Can you update your post with your experience or even make recommendations of meetup you have attended so far. 

You’ll need to attend REI club meetings, talk to a lot of other people, and much more if it’s gonna work.

You will want to attend those as they will provide additional materials you will need. 

I have a very good and reasonably priced landscaper in the Denver Metro area, I’d be happy to connect you with him if you’d like!

My first house-hack from 2014 looked very similar to this one in Denver, CO.

I treat our Denver and Colorado Springs investments like stocks.

All most famous ''gurus'' that I know own ministorages and very few own sf, because they understand where they make more $ and spend less time.I attended a boot camp 3 years ago about mini storages in Indianapolis, it was a very good course.

You can meet local investors by registering to attend real estate events in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings6.