Don I have spoke at many of these events.. the one here in Oregon though I personally dont care for much.. they tend to bring in old retread type guys that are pitching systems that worked 25 years ago.. and I pretty much believe they are taking kick backs for the sales those guys are making..

For the most part, if your running real estate somewhate properly, the risk isnt your property causing you to get sued....Think of it as you are hopefully protecting you property from yourself in the event a motorist sues you over a car accident, you dont want them getting access to your real estate assets. 

Tenant shall have abandoned or surrendered the Premises if any of the following events occur and if Tenant’s personal belongings have been substantially removed, and Tenant does not appear to be living in the Premises in Agent’s reasonable judgment :Tenant’s move out or notice to vacate date has passed; Tenant is in default for non‐payment of rent for 5 consecutive days; water, gas, electric, or any other service for the Premises connected in Tenant’s name has been terminated or disconnected; Agent is in the process of judicially evicting Tenant for any reason; and Tenant fails to respond for 2 consecutive days to any notice posted on the inside of the main entry door to the Premises stating that Agent considers Tenant to have abandoned. 

@Stetson Oates, Thanks, and you are right, market conditions would limit how much of the initial funds one would be able to withdraw.I should also add that, while I am not an accountant or tax professional, it appears that at no time in the strategy above would one trigger a taxable event, since you're not selling any stocks or property. 

You want to make sure it will not be a taxable event.

Rates are the driving factor on supply and demand and no one seems to know what type of event will have people sell with %3 mortgages.

We are a huge sports town and host tons of sporting events - Indy 500, all our professional teams, NCAA, Big Ten tournaments, etc. 

I've found that in-person networking events are the best place to meet the movers and shakers!

Are there any meetups or events being hosted in the area or websites to help investors network through scheduled events?

In the event that a seller is not willing to offer a compensation to a buyers agent, we can not look at that home, we can ask for closing costs to cover my fee etc..