I would highly encourage you stay as active on the forums and blogs as possible, you will learn a lot more by interacting.

A GIS system is basically an interactive mapping database, which shows parcel maps and property owner information (and a lot more).If this county does have a GIS mapping service, you can usually find it by Googling: "County, State, GIS" or you can use a service like AgentPro247.com, which pulls this information from all of the counties in the U.S.

So far that is the only interaction I have had with the group in over a month.

I'd say my interactions on BP, reading, and my strong desire to make this happen have given me a sense of urgency.

Jump in and get active -- the fun really starts when you begin to interact and make new colleagues and connections.

Eventful day concluded with the cops show up during the inspection arguing about someone keying their car, a sort of gift, a sign of future interactions maybe?

We're also launching our online platform soon, where we will be doing interactive zoom meetings on specific real estate strategies. 

Like and interact with other peoples posts. 

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Insert yourself into the world of the seasoned so you can interact with them.