It sounds like you're in a strong position to start your real estate investing journey, especially with your solid income, educational background, and detailed research.Focus on the first step of defining goals and strategy.

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

I’m a Golf instructor, I play guitar.

For the course I'm looking into, they not only present some educational materials, but AFAIK also offer their resources in each market (i.e. lenders, PMs, inspectors, etc..).

What I did have was some knowledge, a little bit of experience, a business education, and what used to be called “common sense”.  

This is a lot to learn in the fire, but sometimes the best education comes through blood, sweat, and tears!

He's clearly passionate about this topic, and seems to provide objective and valuable educational content for LPs.Has anyone subscribed to his Substack, or taken his course?

Find a group or person that can give you both education and mentoring. 

The other brokers meet the requirements (time, education, etc.) but are still working under the primary Broker.

As educated investors we can assume that we would be in the 33% to successfully navigate the complex trenches of WLI and take advantage of the liquidity offering.