I’m currently in the process of launching my business.

@Blaine Conley dealmachine also has a truly ballpoint pen written letter launching soon

Soon, we'll be launching a "direct-to-investor" lead product, where the leads are phone-screened.

Please help me launch my business, I will forever be grateful.

Like Chris noted, most people that launch retail/office/industrial companies learned by working for others for many years first.  

I am attempting to launch my first purchase within Q1 of 2017 with a focus on searching for 3 to 4 unit + properties, but the upstate seems to be slim pickings.  

So glad you've rediscovered Bigger Pockets early in your real estate investing journey...sounds like you've got great experience that will benefit you in big ways when you launch this side hustle. 

I've helped several clients purchase properties in the high desert (Joshua Tree) and the low desert (Palm Springs, Indio, etc) and helped them get their properties launched on Airbnb.First, let's get La Quinta out of the way.

I'm looking to hopefully meet a mentor here on BP or maybe get some feed back on what companies will work with training a new agent that's excited to learn and go full steam ahead in launching my real estate career.My ultimate goal for the next coming year is to learn as much as possible and meet as many people as I can.

Educated at Yale and Princeton and an innovative thinker and leader in New York's real estate community, Alex Cohen develops strategy, advises, manages and analyzes commercial office, retail and mixed used acquisition and lease transactions for tenants, landlords and investors.With a background in urban planning, 15 years of commercial real estate transaction negotiation totaling millions of square feet, extensive real estate experience in launching international brands in the US and deep expertise in the marketing and repositioning of mixed use real estate, Alex Cohen's unique perspective allows him to: - Identify markets and buildings and plan space configurations with the potential to attract and retain Millennial (and Gen X) talent to drive business growth - Develop branded office building environments that incorporate important new technologies and trends and establish flexible and activity-based occupancies critical to the Workplace of the Future - Position real estate assets to attract the world’s leading brands to build centers of collaboration, creativity, experimentation and consumer retail interaction.