True story about my mentor- On one occasion I asked him why does he contribute so much of his time and knowledge to my journey. 

You’ve already got a solid foundation—understanding market trends, deal structuring, and negotiations will give you a great head start.I would recommend focusing on learning one niche at a time.

He seemed like a big-time agent who works with a lot of long-term investors.

I like DealMachine because you can literally drive or walk for dollars on the app in real time and all contacts are skiptraced with pro.But, you also want to make clear why you want to find off-market deals.

I have used then 3-4 times now 

We both are in W2 and want to take this RE journey one step at a time, baby steps(scale the next 5 years and further).

@Bennie Smith there's two parts to that:1) We take on properties all the time and do a TakeOver Evaluation Video that we share with the owner.- Many of them have no clue of the actual condition of their properties and a decent percentage want to then sell.2) We have owners we terminate, that don't want to spend a penny maintaining their properties.

Over time your property value will continue to go up, which you cash out on the sale.3.

Hello everyone! My name is Dillon Seal, and I’m excited to join this vibrant community as a new real estate investor. I am keen to learn from the experiences of seasoned professionals and collaborate with fellow inves...

But in my experience, you would be better off spending that same amount of time/hustle working a second part-time job with guaranteed income, then investing in buy-and-hold properties.