Not such a big deal with buy and hold honestly - particularly if you're not using hard money for the initial funding.A friend of mine in Dallas are starting up a small mastermind group - first meeting is over lunch today as a matter of fact!

One thing you will find is that even if you do not have a 1:1 mentor, there are numerous subgroups out there which include members with a variety of experiences and they can act as a mutually supporting mastermind group.Best Regards,Scott Price

There was one REIA meeting today that is well worth attending, the Mastermind @ Big Daddies (183 & Burnet Rd), held every Thursday @ 11:30 AM.The other is Austin's unofficial monthly BP meetup, held the second Wednesday @ 10 AM.

If you are on Meetup a simple search will bring up all of them and the ones I can recommend are: "Real Estate Millionaire Mastermind" and "Real Estate Investing / Real Deal."

Also start listening to some industry podcasts: Jordan Muela profitable property managerBrad Larson property manager mastermind showAlex Osenenko property maangemente podcastBest of luck!

If you've been doing all the things you say you have you should have built investor masterminds (for free) with local investors doing the same thing where you can workshop ideas or choices.

Also, please leave your suggestions of mastermind investing groups that you think I should look into.

You bring the cash, they bring the education component.If you're looking for training, there are other programs out there besides Note School, although they've been around the longest.NoteInvestor.com (I belong to their mastermind community and have taken some of their training)NoteAssistanceProgram (I went through this training, it's excellent especially if you've already done some of your own education)Donna Bauer - the Original Note buyerPaige Panzarello - Cash Flow ChickDistressedPro.comYou'll also want to think about how you want to source your notes, as each of the above has a different focus on doing that.

After finishing a call with a mastermind group also on BP (shoutout to them) I need to contact Contractors in my area who can provide quotes on specific property types.

- Are the mastermind forums he offers very active?