That will be the best spot to meet an investor friendly agent in person or at least meet other investors in your markets that can help connect you to the right agents.

I'm still in the learning phase and have read about a hundred different books on FI and personal finance.Looking for any resources that might help me on my way.

Be that person who set's up some STR's there, runs em there, and really caters it to the US "bucket list" tourist. 

suggest you think of using digital business cards, but not typical ones like all solutions out there, something that is the first AI-powered digital business card and offers AI persona, which handle client questions and would act as your 24/7 personal assistant. it’s called Avatalk,

Overall I would personally consider how I can still grow with the freedom that I have focusing on my real estate.

I would not borrow from ANY lender I learned of over the internet unless I knwe personally people who had used them. 

So the question becomes based on their individual and personal tax situation what is the estimated tax burden they'd save? 

Do you provide personalized guidance, or is the mentorship more of a one-size-fits-all approach?

If you make the person an LLC employee you can get around it, but partner does need to be careful. 

Quote from @Jessie Dillon: just my 2 cents.. i'm not a fan of the syndication model. there are better ways to invest more passively where you have more of a say in what goes on, can achieve higher returns, and can have your personal interests at a higher priority.