Addressing the problems is like trying to put out small individual fires in a forest that is burning.

You can make it if you're willing to invest the time, MONEY, and energy. 

Also, Quartz WILL get burned/melted.

@Cassidy Burns.

I want to be able to fire off cash offers, and, since most sellers won't accept brokerage investment account statements as proof of funds (and because I've gotten burned using stock to buy a house with cash before!)

I'm my case, the small 10 x 12 adu would have needed drilled piers for footings, and need shear and roof upgrades, and even if I did all that, it wouldn't pass the title 24 energy requirements.  

We ended up burning all her mail (the post office kept delivering it, despite our efforts) and the odd events stopped.

Just trying not to get burned while still learning.

If I can build an online presence now, take leads, get in with that community...when I'm ready I can transfer that energy into personal investment.  

How do I identify what meetings are best for me to attend, and how do I weed out the people that are going to be a sheer waste of time in my growth and development, especially if I’m giving my time and energy in return?