Libraries are a great free resource, save your money for real estate.

It's the best place to learn with its resources, forums, and great people.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

Unfortunately, human nature is such that if I do spend hours, days, months vetting a sponsor, and ultimately sign off on them, I will already be biased to accepting the next deal they offer, regardless of whether it is good or not.  

They meet regularly and can be a great resource for learning and networking. https://www.northwestreia.com/events I have a great network of property managers for long term and short term, so if you are looking to interview some folks who can help with that, please send me a PM.

Then it could be quite different and just make the gate motorize, move in base and rent to trucks ( yes i get way over simplified), going to look for more resources on that possible route as the required capital would be drastically less for possibly a better ROI. 

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Don’t overlook title companies either—they’re a great resource for connecting with other investors and finding potential deals.And here’s the big decision: do you want to be an acquisition wholesaler (finding properties) or a disposition wholesaler (finding buyers)?

Definitely take your time to dive into all the resources here, and don't hesitate to ask questions