I joined a mentor group earlier this summer also to help accelerate the process.A little about me...I joined the Marines out of high school and served for one enlistment.

Hey Shawn - Highly suggest going to local meetups and joining investing groups on FB to build your local network.

Dennis, I would like to join in on trying to deal with this loser.

@Alexandre Boustany congratulations on joining BP!

New update:I joined 7Figure Flipping through the Runway Program. 

Im open to conventional financing or seller financing.To find properties, you can network with local agents and brokers, join local real estate investment groups, use online platforms like Zillow, Realtor.com, and Redfin, send direct mail campaigns, drive for dollars, network with property managers, and explore seller financing.Good luck!

It’s a pleasure to join this platform.

I think one of them offers a public API.Once you get your license, you can join the CAR Chicago Association of Realtors and I have found them to be extremely helpful with questions like this. 

I might be interested in joining 

However The barrier to entry in the REI teaching business is very low and a lot of bad players join the game.What you describe led me to come up with Ned's Rule of Gurus.The quality of an REI course is inversely proportional to the price