Wanted to chime in as I have jumped into numerous courses & attended seminars as well. 

And the best way to start networking is here on BP and attending your local REIA meetings IMO.

I'll shoot you a PM with a link to them, they're free to attend and we'd love to have you!

I have known and worked with Matt for years.I have attended his training and hired him as a consultant.He is hands down the best at what he does.I have personally raised over $50 million for my hard money lending company.I am grateful for a lot of people who helping me with this success and Matt is at or near the top of that list.

I know in your city of Denver you can't host unless you live on the property but of course there are ways around that. 

Attend local real estate meetups or REIAs to find other investors who’ve done BRRRR in Chicagoland.

I completed an internship in commercial real estate, and I also attended a couple of local REIA meetings/networking events before moving to Northern VA.I was able to narrow down potential strategies, and I figured both BRRR as well as wholesaling don't seem to be the best strategies for me.

There’s no shortcut to experience, but you can accelerate your learning by leveraging other people’s experiences.One of the best ways to do that is by attending meetups.

Attend your local REI meet-ups and try to find someone who is currently house-hacking or has house-hacked in the past to learn from their experience.

Today this would be possible in high priced markets were your average loans are more in the 500k range so only 10 a month.. like CA  NJ  Denver and ski areas .