my path is much like Shilohs daughter..

Which is something I will have to dig out of a bit.Because of my path from office building to a pile of apartments, I have never flipped a house, never wholesale-d, never bought a duplex to then trade up to a 4-plex, etc.I still have a business in Los Angeles, that I manage and support from the East Coast where I now primarily live.

I will likely end up following the commercial RE path to get a job in that industry right out of school but ideally, I want to find a job in commercial RE where I can learn some skills that can be applied to residential RE investing as well.

This is the main reason why we're meeting in person, why i'm stressing about how the interaction will go, worried about retaliation, etc.The pay or quit is just the most straight forward means of enforcing them to leave but ultimately it has been a series of events that have led up to this decision.

If anyone in my area can please direct me in the right area or on the right path it would mean the world to me!

I'd like some help to get started with a mentor and form the relationships I need to continue on my path.

From an individual investor point of view, I really found "The Simple Path to Wealth" to be a great read for understanding how money works and the power of debt and compound interest. 

Still, there is a path with a door rather than a wall.A link to the SEC site for 506(b).

Congrats, you're on a great path if you're already looking into real estate investing. 

Yet for me free and clear is my path that I choose to take from this point forward.