Meetups are the best for meeting people of all trades in Real Estate and it’s a safe environment. 

This is the part a lot of newer investors miss, but if you find a good neighborhood where very few properties trade then there won't be a market for you to find (or even know how to evaluate) a "good" deal. 

Inspectors always make things sound really bad, that's their stock in trade.

My idea is to offer my skills, such as social media management, painting, or assisting with various menial tasks, in exchange for the opportunity to learn the trade.

IRS pub 425 says, "Passive activities include trade or business activities in which you don't materially participate.

I am a digital marketer by trade so I wanted to see their sales funnel and also legitimately learn more about the program.If I could choose one word to describe my experience it would be Disappointment.So why was I disappointed and why am I even writing this review?

To provide an example, I was previously employed in the legal department of HHM, which at the time was a an affiliate management company of a publicly traded hotel development/operation company where we managed  the portfolio of  hotels as well as provided 3rd party management services.

As @Sam Grooms mentioned, we've competed (unsuccessfully) against them in the highest and best.Everyone has their "tricks of the trade".

There are tricks of the trade you cant get every time on YouTube that matter. 

. :) For some, I imagine you will have more than $200k sitting in them as "potential equity" you could sell 2, 3 or more of them and now trade them for a 6 or 10 + unit property.