I also want to connect with people in my area as well as others, to learn and possibly partner with In the future.Fun fact I play in paintball tournaments (speed ball) almost every weekend.

What you want to do is save money and make sure that your first property is running at top speed, meaning all cap ex has been taken care of and no expected issues are in sight.

I am saving little by little but i wanted to see if anyone had something that could speed that process.

This is happening with or without a mentor but I'm certain a mentor would help speed up the process. 

The national builders use license plate recognition software.  

I work with many newbie investors that I think they could help with speeding up their learning curve.

@Katherine Sommer While I think on the national level (CA, NY, NJ, WA, OR, CT, NoVa) there are going to be some speed bumps in the road kicked off by a few global crises' (Great Britain's fuel shortage, China/Evergrande, inflation, end of forbearance).

Quick real life example: I wholesaled a deal 3 weeks ago in which the seller just texted me a few days ago saying this deal changed her life and will make her a millionaire because the speed of the transaction enabled her to take her equity/profit and plug it into 2 very good real estate deals. 

Pro-tip: Speed of implementation is crucial.

At the speed the state is currently paying landlords, you might have to wait over a year to get paid.