It is doing nothing right now and for some reason I feel like its not productive to just have it in my pocket.

I'm on the slow boat to riches with buy and holds (cause I love my day job and have little time to put into RE), but willing to meet anytime you need someone to bounce things off of.

Most of the programs out there are too slow, too expensive, or too messy.

This is actually a real reason why many businesses with a good product fail – they are afraid to focus.The solution, in our case, was to simply create a written list addressing the same questions we are always asked by potential borrowers, plus answers to questions borrowers never think to ask in advance (this educates them and also comprises most of the list).

Eviction processes are slow. 

Every lender is different and therefore by looking around you can find best product for your situation.

As we are Intuit Premier Reseller for products and software we never recommend Intuit for Property Management.On the other hand, you can use Intuit Payment Network as they call it IPN. 

It is a great mortgage product. 

Either option is generally slow (foreclosure 90+days).

If I really want to learn the ropes of RE, whether it's to invest on my own or build a product that helps everyone, what is the best way to get involved?