You will need a good contractor(s), a good network or agent for finding off-market deals, multiple capital channels (either a good broker or many lenders, one lender isn't enough), and a good insurance agent. 

Same applies to all my marketing channels. 

Inspectors should have carbon monoxide meters to read any back flow of a chimney, lined or not, if it isn't flowing properly, feeding back gases, get it fixed.Yes, a liner will solve many issues, they lock in place and are fairly air tight to achieve better air flow than an old brick or stone chimney, capped properly at an elevation above the roof line they will solve emissions better than a masonry chimney.

he has a channel on youtube for real estate investment.I was looking for a mentor and came across him.It’s basically a mentorship program that guides you through your journey in real estate and teaches you everything and promise you to make $500k and split everything.The only problem I have is they want me to invest in my education $15k as a commitment to my goals and they promised to refund it once I reach $500k.Any thoughts?

Watch Max's stuff: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnkmQCJ4f6rRl1PXCblppvAGo out and find some distressed properties or buyers and start making offers.My .02

For podcasts I really like the Huse Hacking episodes on Bigger Pockets Podcast and other channels.

AU investors have seem to fall of the map we did a bunch of them 2 to 3 years back but as I stated they seem to have gone off the feed

“One product, one avatar, one channel.

There are enough threads here on BP regarding turnkeys including youtube channels. 

. $129 Syndicated Deal Analyzer + $50/month for access to the private Slack channel with underwriting feedback on real deals.