Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

Attend local builder associations or networking events, and focus on small contractors or businesses without in-house permit expertise.Highlight how you save time and ensure compliance—it’s a big value-add.

Attend every local REI MeetUp you can.

Local Institutions: We’re curious about schools, community centers, and other amenities that make certain neighborhoods more appealing to tenants.Additionally, we’d love to connect with:Experienced real estate agents who know the market inside and out.We’re eager to learn and truly appreciate any insights, advice, or connections you can share.

However, my under writing due to the recent rate hikes shows large cash negative after a high LTV refi to extract the equity so I am not currently actively pursuing BRRRRS and I find this is true for many of the local investors that were doing brrrrs a few years ago.  

Day care, restaurants, local businesses will all be affected.

However, I would encourage you to Network work local real estate clubs in the PA/NJ area to help identify your target market and ideal investment for your first property.

Also, make sure to connect with local contractors to get estimates on your prospect properties.

That being said, your typical cost of capital is as follows:EquityAgency debtBalance Sheet local lenderDebt FundPrivate DebtPref EquityHard Money DebtBookie/Loan SharkOther things that will impact capital sources: are you wanting to finance the improvements, or will you pay for those from equity/cash flow?  

As a Florida Real Estate Attorney and Investor, I have seen investors do their best networking with local groups.