Now, obviously there is what's written and then there's what's actually legally binding and defensible.

Ignorance is not a defense.  

I vote for a podcast on this as well, after the basics are mastered this is the crucial step/process to growth and expansion.It also seems to be the most neglected one in all venues that deliver real estate education.I have attended many real estate conferences, but management systems and processes for growth and expansion are rarely touched upon.

Apparantely he has mailed those checks out and I'm just not cashing them is the defense being used. 

I am thinking I'll need to find a new location as that was my office conference room and I am thinking we'll need to move to an outside venue to be sure everyone feels comfortable. 

@Vasundhara Ranjani  Networking at local REIA meetups, conferences & here on BP, is how I came across the syndication teams that I work with.

The only people that are going to run to the defense of this statement is of course realtors and agents defending their fellow realtors and agents...bottom line I now only buy from auctions, tax sales, direct mail and a few trusted wholesalers and avoid realtors and agents completely unless absolutely necessary...after "cutting the cord" you will see you dont need them to be successful in this business.

I've attended Joe's conference here in Denver and have listened to his podcast so knew of him but hadn't dug around his website.

Start hanging out where the industry players are:  meetups, conferences, Linkedin. 

After reading several books going to meetups and conferences And even some classes.