A lot of investors simply do not have the time or the knowledge to find and structure good deals and would be interested in working with a competant RE pro who can deliver great deals to their doorstep.

I am currently building my knowledge base and would like to further my learning with additional resources.

I'm more inclined to do "knowledge trading" (my info for yours), but am more than happy to share what I know with anyone, provided they are genuine, serious, hard working, honest and likely to include me in future deals.

I can only imagine the experiences and knowledge you have from your time with your company!

My two excuses are not yet having the knowledge (but I'm working on that every day), and convincing my wife.Anyone have experience on convincing a spouse?

You will get a knowledge base from those.

There are bound to be all kinds of investors in and around your area, you just need to provide the forum for them to come and impart their knowledge upon you!!

I would like to listen to it while im working out to get more knowledge.

Most people don't have the knowledge to judge value in either real estate or stocks.

Maybe you can offer to help them out by giving your time in exchange for their knowledge.