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People won't attend if they don't find value.I have purchased out of state property and my lesson is the same as it is locally.

This means I will need to move my family of 6 while simultaneously finding a great investment property to 1031 (45 days to identify/180 days to close) and try to find a place for my family to live at the same time. 

What im hoping to gain from this group is knowledge i cant find anywhere else, i hope to meet people that i can help and people that can help me, I hope i can form good friendships on here, and i hope to find my first rental.

Now, that meetup is in South County, on the MO side, but brings in folks from Belleville, Fairview, Collinsville, Cahokia, and all over the St Louis area.Now, there is a monthly GRID meetup in Edwardsville that brings in folks from the metro-east, as well.Generally, going to any real estate meetups in the St Louis area will find you someone who also invests in Belleville.I also invest in Cahokia, John.

Like Chris said, forget about finding 20 people that have done it - find 5.

I wanted to get some insight from others on if this is true since I can't find a good answer on the IRS website, and if it is true why does anyone want to gain real estate professional status?

Many investors in your situation also explore seller financing or subject-to deals to minimize upfront costs, especially if they find a seller open to creative terms. 

build it instead of buying it. especially in the 5-50 range you are going to get garbage that's 80-120 years old in c neighborhoods. i can find land in almost any zip code and make the numbers work in columbus. or partner on a project locally. just my 2 cents but build to rent is much stronger right now in my opinion in columbus than buying existing assets 

A knowledgeable broker can help navigate these changes and find the right coverage for your property.