Plenty of people here are willing to help and guide you.I recommend you attend REI Central and the CHS Circle in October.

These meetups often have tax professionals in attendance.

Chris, when you say 95% of brokers are eliminated for not being able to provide successful transaction references, are you referring to actual mortgage brokers, or are you referring to the people that attend a “cash flow” seminar and believe  the easy money hype? 

I like your idea of getting involved in my local REIA and was also thinking of some Meetup.com groups here in Vegas I could attend.  

I'm planning to attend the next meetup with a friend and agent at The Rhu. looking forward to meeting. 

The following worries/confusion I have are:- I can't attend seminars/clubs.

You can meet local investors by registering to attend real estate events in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings6.

I’ve seen landlords who handle this by requiring tenants to show commitment through actions like attending financial literacy programs before lease renewal, which could help mitigate some of the risks.PS: If you haven’t already, consider working with local organizations that offer financial literacy workshops for tenants as part of lease conditions.

It's quite a drive from Miami but you are more than welcome to attend.

You can meet local investors by registering to attend real estate events in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings6.