People may disagree but some of the most successful people I've seen in the real estate sales business are MFO trainees.Look for "Mike Ferry TV" on YouTube and watch EVERYTHING.

There are plenty of wannabe flippers who saw a tv show and have no experience or knowledge and wannabe wholesalers who aren't finding quality deals that can smear the image of those more skilled at their trades.

I'm in King County in WA for example and I can go to King County parcel viewer, lookup a property and see how many units it is registered as having

Rehabs are not as easy as the TV shows make it look.

TV spots 33. full-page ads in the yellow pages.

All I know about mobile home parks is what I've seen on TV.

Every place is different.And while @Mateusz Prawdzik is correct that people are watching TV shows and wanting to become investors, that's not the only reason for crowded rooms.  

My focus is buy and hold.I study, read, and listen to podcasts and videos passionately( havent watched more than a few hours of tv since the day I began.I did get a real estate license and hung them with a broker, here in Atlanta.

As I see the devastating images on TV from hurricane Harvey my thoughts are with the community of Houston.

This site in my opinion is as important to RE investors as TV was to the news back in the day!