They put alot of the meetings online as well with information that comes from them.

I offer an online payment portal to submit rent payments via ACH or CC - they "couldn't figure out how to use it" so I set us up to accept Zelle payments.

I picked her exactly because she had a good social and online footprint!!

you can find all the info online"...it's like, no sh*t you can...all the information ever is online!

Not sure if that is still legal or even translates in today's world of everything online but seemed like a good screening tool to me at the time. 

@John Lasher If you are still looking to spend $20k-$30K for a coach, I would be happy to take you up on that offer :) For full disclosure,  I will share with you precisely what you can learn online/ perhaps even entirely through these BiggerPockets Forums but that doesn't address the reason why most are still unable to purchase larger assets: creditworthiness and capital relationships.

Definitely join your local chapter of REIA (real estate investors association) or join one of the ones that are fully online (Columbus and Cincinnati).

Start small, be patient, and stay connected with local meetups and online investor communities for support. 

Documenting your journey online or engaging on LinkedIn can also help expand your network.

They are highly secretive however - no online presence under their names while being very tech-advanced, they also installed like seven cameras around the house perimeter.