Go to meetups and build organic relationships where you can bounce ideas off your friends, not people you pay 

It’s too hard to organize calendars, housekeeping, etc., when it’s on again, off again.And, when someone has lived in a house for a month, it can be a two day process to get it back to rent-ready.Just manage it yourself.  

@Sara Hook I understand wanting a mentor, but I believe that if you guys started participating in your local Real Estate Investor Association that you will find your way organically.

This can't be done through an LLC, but you can still organize partnerships with others and lending terms will be much more favorable.

Does anyone know or organize such meetups?

I find it to be more organized, functional, and professional looking than DotLoop.

That is just a professional organization and belonging to it makes them a "realtor" not just a licensed agent or broker.

During this time it was common for realtors to advise their buyers to, 1) Go in 100k + over list, 2) waive all inspections, 3) waive appraisal contingency 4) degrade themselves by begging the sellers with a pathetic letter, 5) donate a vital organ to the sellers, and all kind of other crazy conditions.

@Paul Winka there are very few ORGANIZED collection attorneys/companies in our experience. 

If it's a larger organization, feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications.2.