Educated workers flock to Atlanta for steady employment and corporations move here to tap the skilled workforce. 

They have a lot of educational and networking events.

Unfortunately the educational opportunities near by are poor and we are planning to move to Lake Charles when my son starts school in about 6 years. 

A lot of the time someone successful in the real estate business does not have a TON of spare time to spend educating someone newer so you need to find ways to create value for them in order to build a fruitful relationship 

Coming at it this time around with eyes wide open and much more educated.

Either create a lesson that educates on some aspect of real estate investing or round up somebody who already has a program to share.

@Michael Ealy,                                                                                                                                 Very educational and informative.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where you think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then only then pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

Any money you end up out-of-pocket is the cost of your education so to speak.Best of luck. : )

I’d love to be able to provide an education to people who want to be involved in real estate.