I've done my due diligence with regards to finances (paying down non-productive debt, accumulating cash reserves) and have begun reading all of the recommended books per the ultimate beginners guide.I need some assistance in the following areas:Analyzing deals: I have calculator (link) that uses assumptions to determine if the property merits further investigation.

You will pay an exponentially lower monthly payment because it's a a different product and interest is calculated differently.

If you are looking for 2-4 units or even up to 10 units of older product in Covington you have lots of options.If looking for 10+ unit projects their is almost no inventory in northern Ky right now and the lack of inventory makes every offering very competitive.Any decent 20 to 100 unit building will have multiple offers within the first week and we have made full price offers that were not accepted

I'm wanting to find a mentor(s) who are available to teach me how to structure my business in the most efficient and productive way.

Retirement certainly doesn't mean you cease being productive!

Before today I actually thought I was a pretty good landlord...provide a quality product...have all my tenants setup on routine maintenance visits, and even send out gift cards around the holidays. 

We see a drop from 04 into 05 & 06 as some exotic zero down products were hitting the market, and a dip again in 09 as the government did all they could to stimulate the market.  

Seems fairly straight forward but I do not see this advertised much as a product feature.Thanks,Ken

My background is in internet marketing and I have been promoting products and ideas since 2002. 

I've gone to the last two LA Deal Maker Session events and they have both been very productive. https://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Real-Estate-Dea...I'd also love to hear about other local meet-ups.