But this one doesn't return investor phone calls or request for financials.

Contractor burnout is another concern.Owners like to think it's so easy to just pick up the phone or send a mass email to get contractors beating down their door to give them a bid and hopefully get the job.Doesn't work that way!

One potential mentor I had one phone call with and never contacted him again. 

The building tradesmen are busy too, but I just called ABC and got the name of a guy who buys alot of bitumen roofing so as to get a quote on a leaky patio cover, got a guy to bid cement board skirting on a stick house by calling Palm Harbor mfgr home sales center, got a card from a guy working across the street doing drywall repair and put it in my phone.

. - You should hop on a phone call with some agents in the market you are interested in and ask about the area, their experience, to run some numbers with you and then even do some virtual tours with you of some active listings. 2.

I see people without”mentors” who have NEVER had any success with the strategy they’re teaching or haven’t had any success in real estate at all, or have a history of failure often with multiple lawsuits and bankruptcy filings acting as “fronts” for marketing companies out of Las Vegas and Provo, Utah utilizing phone boiler room operations.  

What's the best email or phone to contact you? 

I literally laughed through the phone at his suggestion, because I was broke, in debt, and in every way and unqualified borrower, and the lending environment in 2012 was probably stricter than it had been since the invention of the 30yr mortgage.

If you insist, try skip tracing if you have one of their phone numbers.

I have broken down 4 key benefits to a retirement account: 1) Compounding interest in the absence of taxation (particularly with a Roth IRA) 2) Ability to self-direct into alternative assets, like real estate, private real estate partnerships/syndications, crypto, gold & silver and other alternative investments. 3) Credit protection (see state specific laws), but generally inherent protections. 4) Upon death, if setup properly, probate avoidance