I would like to speak with local investors, real estate agents, property managers, lenders, etc. from the area.

I refinanced it into a  5% 30-year mortgage with a local bank as the seller would only carry the loan for a year.

I’m not local, so I’m trying to get a feel for what it’s actually like making deals in this market right now.

I've found deals in local online groups on Facebook, simply asking people for what I want. 

In The Tampa Bay Area local investor in the items inside the home/business but looking to get with the right people to build a team.

We have tried multiple local collection agencies, and we have not received a penny for over a hundred thousand dollars of bad debt submitted to them.We keep hearing, "It takes time" but it's been well over a year with the most recent one.

I suggest you start out by meeting like minded people and here is a link to a local meetup in the OC: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1225233-ocre...Good Investing...

Hoping to connect with fellow Canadians that have invested in Detroit and start making local connections too! 

I've spoken to a few local attorneys and they have never heard of that.

I found this deal as an off-market property through my local network in the Hamptons.