This happened to me on my very first deal and I learned a valuable lesson about how much to share with others and when to share it.Be patient and begin learning about real estate from those who are doing it near you. 

I am considering going to the NPLA event in Atlantic City for 3 reasons: https://nplaconference.com/june-2024-event-registration/1 - Looking for partnering with a hard money lender who may want to expand into Panama to do "Harder Money Lending". 2 - Looking for servicing software3 - Learn more about the hard money lending business specifically in Florida and the US is generalHave any of you been to an event organized by the NPLA?

I've learned a lot in the past 2 years. 

I will gladly take any suggestions like meet ups, learning websites, books, podcasts, or even meet with other people who started real-estate investing to talk while I buy them coffee or dinner. 

Looking forward to learning and growing with the BP community.

If you are focused, learn your market and learn to market, there are no barriers to entry.

You can hire VA's drect for less than $10/hour, but who will traing them and cover their learning mistakes?

I am a newbie but eager to learn everything I can soak in about real estate and begin my real estate investing journey.

But clearly other items are required because some that have 5 star are not getting the distinction 

You'll also need to learn a lot about the adult-care industry - insurance and licenses needed, how to find employees, budgeting, how to find tenants/patients, etc.