Try to see if you can do some things for them to tag along and learn, a mentor will often let you do some odd jobs to learn what's going on.

I am interested in an apartment complex, 12 units, with a tag of $339K.

I'd be there in my landlord clothes, and they wouldn't give me the time of day until they noticed I had accumulated half the street :) They'd go right to the realtor and I'm guessing they assumed I was his little brother tagging along for the ride?

Could be a tag phrase like "I Buy on the Fly!"

Navigating menus & doing 'quick replies' with name tags is a breeze.

I would do property flips in a company (LLC or S-Corp) to avoid being tagged as a real estate dealer.

He agreed to let me tag a long on the next property he plans on getting under contract.

My hindrance currently is the advertised deals/trainings on or around RE sites all have a price tag.

Interesting article about case law that says options to purchase do NOT create equitable interest in California.http://realestatecounsel.net/tag/equitable-interest/

What I am thinking is to live in the property for 2 years then move out, and reuse the VA loan to buy another property.I am just concerned with the price tag for my first investment.