To get the best mentorship or coaching, you don't need it to get started, you need it to take your existing business from A to B.

Dollars to donuts, they will tell you that you need to buy a coaching program, mentoring program, and other stuff they are offering.There's nothing wrong with that as long as the program they are offering you will really delivers. 

Definitely E-myth but taking it a step further you may want to pay for the E myth business coaching.

I didn't know if it is better to have a mentor from the local REI club or to pay a "Real Estate Coach" kind of thing.

As my ole football coach always used to say as long as he keeps his bench deep he'll always be able to compete on the field.

I was a coach for a long time and I found that it is not uncommon for people to buy rental properties and have no idea what to do next, like you, so I wrote my book where everything is in one place and I could stop repeating myself!

Also, linking up with a mentor or coaching program, specifically for multifamily, can drastically help.

There are a lot of mentors to read about if you google real estate mentor/coaching programs

Well, Rod does have a great coaching program, but compared to others, he barely discusses it.

I'm sure there are a lot of good coaches; We found Brad Sunmrok and feel he has been a great help to us.