It flips a switch and now they feel empowered to fix or change whatever they want.

If you are truly interested in SoCal, I would definitely reach out to a few of the members down there and see if you can start trying to attend the meet ups when you can.For reading, try to get a grasp of how 2-4 unit bank financing works (it is pretty straight forward) but you will then be empowered to understand what will be required from you.

It's been so empowering jumping into it.

Looking forward to learning from all of you and being empowered in the real estate industry.

Failure is never permanent when a Lesson Learned empowers you to start again pursuing success.

But in all reality, it can either be a wonderful and empowering decision, or a horrible and debilitating decision.

You will be totally empowered when you have a successful transaction.  

As Shawn Hitchcock says, “A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believe it can be obtained.”

As you can guess, it feels more empowering if you are the nice dressed guy.

The camaraderie and support is already incredibly empowering, so I can't wait to see what comes in the coming weeks, months, and years and I dive deeper into the real estate investing world.I'm looking forward to meeting and networking with like minded folks in Austin, NZ, and from all over in the BP community, to help build a robust wholesaling business, and eventually a healthy portfolio of passive income rental properties.