Northern Soul, Punk, Heavy Rock.....

Granted, where you rank on Google does not put food on the table, but the souls of entrepreneurs are often fed by little fires that grow and propel us to bigger and bigger fires.

But at the same time the only way you learn is by doing deals but sounds like you need to do some soul searching a little more so you have a plan.

I have relocated to the Bayreuth area - job related - recently, looking to get a handle on RE markets in the area to build RE business (mostly buy-and-hold, with the occasional fix and flip, as much as working full-time and family life will allow for).It would be great to connect with some "local" experts or find like-minded souls in Germany to exchange ideas with...

You can get all the info here and some, I've met numerous poor souls who were swindled on a program that offered nothing special they could't find on their own. 

This is the exact scam company in the thread https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/185362-please-help-41-000-paid-to-a-guru-company-to-be-refundedThey change their name constantly to stay ahead of the law and are being investigated by several state attorney generals offices.Currently Tarek and Christina El Moussa from HGTVs Flip or Flop have sold their souls and are the spokes people that are leading to ripping of their desperate fans.  

That's truly my end goal to spend time loving others helping to build the Kingdom of God on earth one soul at a time—everything else is simply a means to that end. 

I figured my dad put his heart and soul into the property and couldn't bare to let it go to foreclosure.

AZ doesn't seem too have as much soul shifting so you may be ok there.

Driving in them is enough to challenge the heartiest soul.