I think a better question to ask your mentor is can you obtain a favorable cash on cash ROI in SoCal.

Hello Everyone,I am looking for a mentor or coach to help me kick off my real estate investing business.

Also, these articles can help you out in finding mentors:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/04/16/finding-mentor-real-estate/http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3225/blog_posts/26426-how-do-i-find-a-mentor

if anyone is interested.They hold free events in a city (in my case Irvine) but they claim they don't sell education, coaching, mentoring, software or more seminars.

I have a guy who responded to my ad who said that he would like to be my Real Estate Mentor.

I have had multiple people reach out to me in the Kansas City market to help mentor, offer deals, ask for bids from my business which caters to rehabs for  investors.

I am looking for any and all advice as well as contacts and even a mentor who would help be successfully begin my real estate career

I am looking for a local mentor that I can learn from as well as assist in any way I can.

If you're looking to get into the business my best advice would be to either find a good mentor who is a seasoned investor or real estate professional.

The best thing you can do as a newbie in REI is pair up with a mentor to help you get some skin in the game.