My desire is to network with active and successful investors willing to lend a helping hand and provide advice to a soon to be billionaire investor!

Until you possess a skill set that makes you desirable just due to your knowledge/ability, you're going to be hard pressed to find someone to shell out cash for an investment if they have to do all the work.

My interest in investment has grown out of my background and desire to use it to make money for me instead of others. 

There are many things you can do.Educating yourself being the most important one.Please provide more details such as goals, desired income strategy etc. and perhaps we can help you better. 

I am passionate about this industry and desirous to get involved.

I don't expect it to happen over night but I'm not afraid to say desired goal.I plan on buying my first property in about 9-12 months.

So when I read EXIT strategy, I take the O.P. to mean it, they want out, not to trade up.The Living Trust is really not an exit as it is a tax strategy to wipe the CG into a step-up in basis for the beneficiary and the property must still be held (and operated, and likely the desire not to  operate any longer is a strong motivator for the question).

BP is a treasure trove of information and supportive members who have a genuine desire to support one another.

You have to make the case to the owner that your service will increase the desirability of the home.

It's not far from downtown and Brady Street, which are both highly desirable areas, but it's to the West of the river.