I can certainly spend a lot of time researching and DIY, or use an affordable online service, or I can sign up with knowledgeable advisors that cost thousands.My question is how much net worth do you think one should have to justify getting the pricey advisor's service? 

Your Money Vehicle by Jedidiah Collins, The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins (no relation lol), Retire Early with Real Estate by Chad Carson, Set for Life by Scott Trench, The Book on Rental Property Investing and The Book on Investing in Real Estate with no (and low) Money Down by Brandon Turner.

I've been recently quoted $800 on a simple purchase, and it sounds much higher than I'm used to.

I ended up picking no escrow account to keep things simple and so I knew the insurance and property taxes would get paid

Any recs for contractors the work with diy investors in north Santa Barbara county?

Probably I'd DIY or do nothing.3.

It’s definitely not as simple as others, but I’m sure you can find some if you dig.

It was a fairly simple process mostly paperwork.

Drive for Dollar - This is a very simple driving around the neighborhoods you will like to own a rental property (you can use an App) and look for any property with tall grass, bushes, abandoned house etc. then skip trace the seller(s).

This was a simple question of what I should be expecting and wanting to know how these things tend to work with other people and whether I was thinking too much into it or not...