I'm planning to attend the next meetup with a friend and agent at The Rhu. looking forward to meeting. 

This fallacy is a bias that favors recent events over historic ones.  

I’ve seen landlords who handle this by requiring tenants to show commitment through actions like attending financial literacy programs before lease renewal, which could help mitigate some of the risks.PS: If you haven’t already, consider working with local organizations that offer financial literacy workshops for tenants as part of lease conditions.

Offer to sit open houses for agents (you can do this through your state Workplace group), attend eXp’s virtual and live training & networking events and of course work with your Mentor who should be able to best guide you.  

There are multiple Real Estate investor networking events that happen here in the Orlando area every month.

Many syndications will have special days or events for investors to visit the property to see how things are running, see improvements, ask questions, etc.I invested in a syndication last year and have been invited to several events already, plus they give regular updates on improvements and performance.

My wife started her master's program, and we can no longer attend because it is midterm week.

You do not need a  mentor program, see if you can attend a  few meetups and then do a Joint Venture or equity deal with one of the investors there  and start from there.

Evan,I read the book and attended the seminar. 

Are you still attending?