@Rodney Diamond Yes, the NYC market is a tough one.

@Rodney Diamond  Thank you sir, I appreciate it!

Probably the best one around right now is the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham at the end of the month so I'd recommend looking into going to that too.  

@shaun reilly and @rodney diamond- thank you!

Any suggestions and recommendations would be greatly appreciated.Thanks Lots of options:- Boston Area REIA in Medford (This Thursday)- Black Diamond in Waltham next Tuesday (2nd meeting in Worcester tonight, normally on a Tuesday though)- The Boston Investor meetup in Reading quarterly (Last week so no meeting for a while)- Eastern Mass REIA in Rockland and Taunton- NEREIA in Chelmsford, 1st Wed of the month- South Shore REIA down by the Cape- House Flipping School meetup in Plymouth- Oceancity Development meetup in Saugus (Last night, 1st time I had been but it was pretty good - go just for the free food

For example, the RI Real Estate Investors Group (rireig.com) has a meeting this evening, and Black Diamond Real Estate Investors (blackdiamondrei.com) in southern Mass meets twice a month.I recommend those two groups because they are educational and don't try to sell you things.

And vacants are usually a diamond in the rough. 

It's obviously up to you to determine if you found that diamond in the rough that they all missed (or passed on), or if maybe they are all passing for a good reason.

I can't get out to all the things I want to like their games and REI events like the Black Diamond nights out here in MA.

That's why when I look through coal for a Diamond I want it to be a big that I get a bunch of money for.