Please connect with me and we can talk!

This is a good question.I found that meetups are kind of like you described not much really happens there and for sure REIAs and their monthly meeting kind of the same people talking about the same thing then bring in ( at least what i have seen with the PDX reia) folks that are presenting on things that worked decades ago.. and want to sell their stuff for a few grand.For me personally the best networking hands down was SF Bay Area events  San Jose Reiaand LA  FIBI events.folks in those markets are very real estate centric and generally more experienced and in San Jose so many tech folks that have done really really well.. maybe not in RE but have done great in TECH and have quite a bit of bandwidth for investments..

while we are talking about it Cal Fair  how much more are they than what had been typical insurance rates  ??  

When I've talked to clients who want to buy their future retirement home, I first understand what they want in their future home.One person I talked to estimated that a Las Vegas home costing $800,000 to $1,000,000 on a golf course would accommodate their planned future lifestyle.

Send me a message and we can talk.

I see off market properties weekly, talk to investors both new and seasoned daily and I am actively buying myself.

@Lou Cautero - I'd be happy to talk with you and see if we have any common interests.

If you ever want to bounce ideas or talk strategies, feel free to reach out.

There are several solid locations inside the loop but it can be a little more street by street though, I'd definitely recommend talking to a local realtor if this was an area you were looking to explore in.

If you don't know your numbers you will never have a good investment.Start there and if after doing some reading, talking to people here, and some meetups.