Research local rental demand, especially from military and university tenants, and consider balancing your portfolio with single-family and multi-family homes.

Quote from @Morgan Leiviska: How I would build this database for you would be to connect with people at local meetups that you find.

Go to local meetups, search these forums for people that have mentioned that they do private lending and attend other RE events.

However, looks like there is a harsh line as far as what locals can afford and if you go over that, vacancy is high.Watertown, NY- I’ve seen many great multi-family properties in the low to mid 100s.

Are you looking to invest in your local Market?

But if this is a one-off, it's probably better to pay a local co-host who already has the local connections.Talk to @J.

@Michael VelezThe best thing you can do is join a local real estate investing club.

Shiloh, the poster above, seems to find investors and I don’t think he has to offer a discount (most people trying to partner on a property are probably finding properties that are selling for close to retail and then they seek partners with whom to purchase the property and therefore don’t even have a chance at offering a discount since they don’t already own the property as I do).

I’d love to connect with local investors, agents, lenders, and contractors in the Kansas City area.

I live in the Lancaster PA area.I am new to real estate investing and looking to connect with any local investor.