I remember the few experienced people I was able to speak with back in the day before online forums.

You can find different strategies on how to find and reach these folks, such as driving for dollars, targeting mailing lists, networking with Realtors and other wholesalers, and having an online presence, plus paid social media ads, etc.

Check out the free content online of Bill Faeth. 

Paying for an online course before you know other investors and have gone to meetups is just paying to procrastinate.

From my experience, to succeed in multifamily investing, focus on networking through local meetups, online forums, and professional connections, leveraging your CPA skills to analyze deals and optimize deductions.

I wouldn't say you're going to learn as much going through an online course as you would an in-person one, but it is a lot more convenient. 

The local casino just replaced free charging with 50c/kwh (4-10x the home price.) when they figured out people were just leaving their car there to charge while they went home.

I’ve got that Arizona license #AZ-21837, and I lean on a pretty wide network of top-tier realtors and boots-on-the-ground pros who can give you insights you might not find by just browsing listings online.

It seems you are falling for the alarmist rhetoric you’ve been reading and watching online.

A tough thing we've found though (like you mentioned) is even the highly rated foundation folks in our area -- as well as a lot of the content online -- all have a strong incentive to sell big high-margin solutions.