Check out YouTube - many audio books you can listen to on YouTubeThat's where I listened to emyth and rich dad poor dad

She has a weekly radio show on Wednesdays at https://www.wmkvfm.org/innercircle.php (also available as a podcast on iTunes and she has a YouTube channel).I think she'd be a great person to connect with since you're local to the area and she's been investing in the area for decades.

Check out my youtube also!

All of the below people have YouTube channels, which makes projects much easier to follow.

One of the things that transformed my business when I was a new agent was marketing to my sphere and actively asking them for referrals.  

I was recently watching a youtube video where a man claimed that statistics showed that 85% of good deals real estate deals came from personal or individual references, due to having buisness popularity or a great network.

and while you're at it type wholesaling into YouTube and watch 10 hours of videos, and read 10 books about wholesaling and read these forums for 10 hrs.

It's free on youtube, good during rides to work. 

I'm really big into reading books and watching videos on youtube for guidance.

I'm reading, watching YouTube videos and listening to podcasts throughout the day.