there's no BP failures podcast.but i'd encourage you to pick the closest market you can that you can afford. 

My team is the closest thing I have to mentors.

IMO.That's also occurred to me, but then I've also realized that the person receiving it will most likely NOT believe it to be a coincidence, UNLESS you send a few of that same mail piece to most of the executor's closest neighbors down the same street he/she lives at.

Depending on how you went about it, your best options will likely be something like this: https://www.flexmls.com/share/9ne6i/Grindstaff-Rd-Rd-Hartfor...I dont think this location is lucrative enough to be a year-round draw and money maker, but is the closest to Knoxville while still maintaining a draw for guests (Pro: mountains, river rafting; Con: worth repeating-still pretty far out). 

For many people, their home is their largest purchase and as a loan officer we may be the closest to a financial advisor they ever speak to. 

But, look for the closest laundromat and see what they're charging. 

The closest I have had is when I have a ton of people wanting to look at it, instead of setting up 20+ individual appointments I give them a 2 hour window on one day and a 2 hour window on another day to come and look at it. 

The criteria of "close states to Calif" should not be a criteria. 

The problem is: The person who is closest to me is telling me that I can´t invest in Real Estate because i do not have the school education to do it.

The closest I know of currently is in Sacramento.