A few years ago there were a lot of get rich quick types, and I still get contacted by people who think they can buy 2 houses and retire on the cashflow. 

I don't see it as an issue but many still do, at least in my small town where the majority of renters are elderly people looking for low maintenance housing options.

I’m trying to move away from it, but was wondering if other people knew how to do it

Then, after I had experience and several wins, people were willing to partner with me on deals, or lend to me in second position for a short period of time to help with the down payment and with repairs and then I would pay them back when I would refinance.

I would suggest focusing on solving people's problems more than trying to sell them.

CIREA is great but we tent to get just as many people and a ton of great energy. rootsrealty.co/events 

Many people utilize LLCs for many different ventures because they do not want to go through the hassle of opening another LLC.

While this is a great and highly motivating goal, most people are either clueless or incorrect in their belief as to what is required to obtain this “lifestyle”.Understanding of the “how to” get there is further obscured by the misleading, and often patently false “pathways” sold by real estate educational MARKETING companies as workshops, upsold to association memberships, upsold to mentorships.

For practitioners in the real estate industry, the biggest challenge is not just the difficult work, high risks, or immense pressure, but the necessity to learn to let go of complete control over outcomes. Certainty i...

The limit is "three unrelated people" and cousins are not considered related under this code.