Build the team long before you are ready to do your first deal.I imagine you are in Greenville, which is why you are asking about it.

The question is should I use my time to exhaust the GI Bill or would I be better off to use my time on growing my team and searching for my first deal?

I would get a bit more specific with any forum posts/questions just to increase the quality of responses.That being said, I am not a LO but my Real Estate team get anywhere from 100-200 online leads per month.The positives are that you will be one of the first LOs to talk to this lead which increases your chances of scheduling an appointment and closing them.Another positive is that these leads are usually motivated (but not always qualified). 

Hey Everyone,My team and I are looking to make an offer on a single family home in Anne Arundel County Maryland just a little outside Baltimore.The current owner has an existing tenant with no formal lease.

I can connect you with a top real estate agent in the Phoenix area, her team closed 150 deals last year. 

Assessment shot up from $55k to $68k when the city did a full property assessment this year with a team of assessors.   

With that being said if you are a experienced Wholesaler or Real Estate Investor looking to network and add an ambitious young man to your team that will better your team and be eager to learn.

Our team of three passed the analysis paralysis stage months ago and these last two months we've been doing direct mail and now we're using skip trace to cold call tax delinquent leads that we've retrieved from LA county.

Most of my clients find having me on their team a tremendous asset because it allows them to focus on their investments instead of always running around taking care of different entities and questions.

We invest in Columbus and the Eric Cliffel team has helped us with all of our purchases.