But wanted to say that I highly recommend checking out REIA for Oh and/or Cincinnati and Dayton.

@Pat Aboukhaled can you recommend one of those investor meetups that you think would be good for a newbie like me?

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

If you're looking to invest out of state, I'd recommend listening to episode 1049 of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast. 

I would also recommend joining local FB groups in your area.Hey Julia, My real estate agent just did a round of direct mail, and I have been thinking of doing the same.

Peter Lohmann’s newsletter is a solid source for staying on top of national trends; I’d recommend subscribing if you haven’t already.In Texas, I’ve noticed increased activity, especially in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

CT isn't cheap so if you plan on doing it there you are going to surprised at how poorly you do. maybe in the suburbs I'm not sure but as much as I know people call us from CT and everyone is rich and has lots of money and things are expensive out there. build to rent is a great model. we build 3 story walk up infill and keep it to the residential side. 3 units is the most units before it's commercial and you need engineering, etc. check comparable and things liek that. we came up with this design a year ago and we sold 10 if you want to talk further please DM me happy to connect. there are some great build to rent conferences. we went vertical not horizontal with it to save on build costs and design to fit on any infill lot. this fits on a 3500 square foot lot. most lots in our area are 30x120 or 30x150. in miami where I live now they are 50x100 or so. but any infill lot we can pretty much get this one on. there are some great build to rent conferences coming up too that if you like this topic I'd recommend attending I'm sure you'd learn a lot.  

Could you please recommend any local real estate agents?

Hey @Mike Levene, I'd recommend considering a Margin Loan against your stock portfolio.

I would recommend getting with a CPA to go through your tax liability.