The good ones are well attended and you can meet buyers, wholesalers, flippers, hard money lenders etc, and they are also a good source for info.I also like local meetups - It's all about networking - that's really the most important aspect of real estate investing.DM me if you'd like more specifics - too much to put in a post!

Being hard workers is something my parents made sure my siblings and I did in every aspect.

As I plan to start one locally, I'm curious about certain aspects to the logistics.

I personally love creative finance and marketing, so those are my two strongest areas, those two areas also play well into flipping, commercial, and every other aspect of real estate. to your future successJosh

There is no get rich quick aspect of real estate. 

I am staying true to the education aspect of this journey, mostly on BP and the books recommended here.

Let’s talk I’ve been wholesaling for years and can provide you some critical things to look out for and how to gauge seller motivation so you’re not spinning your wheels

It's an established aspect of human nature that goes back to pre-history.

I hoe to get a lot of advice and criticism good or bad.

Have no clue what it entails to sell or price the house, have super crocodile bath breath, have no idea what upgrades are worth, have no clue what items of their house brings value and what items do not, and what items actually reduce value (a crappy pool, a desperately needed to be torn down shed) etc. etc.Although motivated sellers, they are in many aspects worse than a blind targeted lead where you have to argue and debate trying to convince them their house is really not all that!