Does anyone know of any investor or program that will offer one on one mentoring without a upfront charge?

All tenants that have occupied my duplex have been  on Section 8 - so I can provide some insight to those who are interested in the Housing Department's Section 8 program.

I start out with a government loan because they count rental income as part of your income when you do not have landlord history.

Some of these events they might try to sell you into a mentoring program or try to sell you something else.

I will say however, that programs with low downpayments can mean a big dollar return (prob equal to 10 midwest properties) if you find the right deal though it is much much harder to find. 

Ideally, in a normal market, and without outside manipulations or the government's subsidizing of housing, we should see real estate keep up with the rate of inflation. 

Stephanie was homeless with 6 kids and after running into her and talking for a few minutes she also told me she was not only living in a homeless shelter but had what’s called a Department of Social Services Voucher which means she can move into any apartment and the landlord will be fully paid every month through a county program indefinitely.

Still, thousands remain in bondage – over 35,000 according to a Sudanese government official."

I have told presidents of banks before good luck with those programs but I am not even close to being a customer with those terms.Some banks are in growth mode on certain types of lending and will  get aggressive to land business.

Since the 1970s,  the number of administrative staffers has risen by 235 percent, while the number of faculty and students has increased by only about 50 percent. 2) 38 year lows in labor participation (Please don't fool yourself by believing that we are at or near full employment as Janet Yellin says).  3) Very significant increases in government regulations making it harder to start small businesses (which is where the preponderance of new jobs come from).