I'm still shaking my head over the amount of money that people pay for these programs.

REI Meetings Start going to your local Real Estate Investing meetings and shaking hands with active investors.

I want to shake them and say: "Dont you see all the wars that are happening in the world because of the dems!")

I see what some SFR are selling for inside Atlanta perimeter and I just shake my head.

Negotiating to me is not as simple as agreeing on a number and shaking hands, especially as you deal with larger & more complex transactions involving multiple parties.

Even though I am in and out of the deal I am concerned that the end buyer ( usually CA or off shore) gets a fair shake.

The majority on the other hand let problems confuse and shake their commitment.Be committed to the goal and no problem along the way means much of anything.

I've got just the one place, no cash for other deals here and I can't shake the feeling of uncertainty I have here.

Not for nothing, when I see that kind of hoarding, as a landlord, I gasp and shake my head. 

Shake the millennial attitude regarding needing value in employment, it is greatly over rated and every job regardless of what it is you will lose interest.You will not likely find anything to compare with your present income and jobs related to real estate are irrelevant to being a investor.If you were a lowly blue collar worker it would be different, I would be advising a construction trade, but in your position your present job is your investment future.