I am long past the point of it hurting my feelings or getting upset but I genuinely am curious as to their train of thought.

I found the only way to ride that train is to jump in as soon as you can, because over time you keep leveraging up through that magical market. 

Belleville doesn’t have a train station compared to all the other towns you mentioned and depending if you have or plan on having kids, their schools aren’t so great.

They should be offering you guidance and training on lead Gen.  

The cities you've mentioned are great, if you're looking for high appreciation, the best way to go is shopping by the trains and highways as it's very attractive for growth in developments as well desirable for tenants to live there and get the best rents.There's several lenders on here that can help you get started in the process, if you'd like a referral I'm happy to introduce you, please just msg. 

Some people in the class paid for the one on one training, which was $50,000 at the time.

Looking to make some new connections to get the train rolling for continuous investing around the Nashville area. 

What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.

Hang your license with a brokerIf you want to learn to how become a good agent, work with a good brokerage that can provide training, mentoring and allow you to work with a team to learns the ins and outs of real estate.

I signed up for it last year and I still have not bought or sold any homes yet despite watching the training videos, speaking with mentors, buying an LLC, setting up a website, learning google ads, etc... not sure if I should keep trying with this program or quit and try something else.