The two REIAs I've been going to when possible are the MAREIA (www. mareia.com) and the MeetUp that happens in Columbia on the 2nd Weds of the month (Ned Carey has the direct links to that site maybe he can post them (that's how I got hooked up with it) .There is the Baltimore REIA that meets in Towson or Timonium - that comes highly recommended.

As you can tell this site is incredible and jam packed witn information.We have local RIEA meeting once a month in Columbia.

Congrats and welcome aboardkeywork alert examples : Raytown, Ballwin, Oakville, Jefferson City, Joplin, St Peters, Blue Springs, hud, St Charles, Columbia, St Louis, Kansas City,homepath, homesteps, marketing, and etcwww.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/12/19/keyword-alert-system/

., Columbia, homepath, homesteps, hud, zip letters, and etc www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/12/19/keyword-alert-system/A few threads to locate some local colleagues~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~www.biggerpockets.com/forums/55/topics/95885www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86/topics/95664-investing-in-maryland-and-washington-dcwww.biggerpockets.com/forums/55/topics/95886-new-investor-from-maryland-here

Hi All,I'm soon moving to Jefferson City, Missouri (and not PA as I wrote in my introduction) and I'd like to know how to find a good REIC in either Columbia or Jefferson City.Thanks, Danny

Looking partner with mentors in the MD area (closer to Columbia/Baltimore the better).

I also know MaCalester College, William Michell Law school are close-by (within 10mins) so depending on how strongly your lease and property management is, I think you will do just fine.So what I'm saying is you may be able to get Professors, College Staff or FT grad school hopefully - avoiding discrimination obviously.I also lived in a duplex in NE Mpls (Columbia Heights) and it was quiet (long winter - kids came out in summer to play on the quiet streets) but very close to Central Ave.  

Hi Frantzces,The parts of NW DC where I'm seeing a lot of flips are primarily Petworth and Brightwood, and to an lesser extent, Shaw, Ledroit Park, Columbia Heights, and Bloomingdale.If your investor is interested in maximizing his profit margin, I would not limit myself to NW DC.  

He's also seen a lot more of these types of distressed properties where he is from (British Columbia, where they grow it more so than anywhere else haha). 

I invest in Dundalk/Baltimore County and live in Columbia, MD.