I recommend you join TREIA, and that you attend the monthly DMS (Triangle Deal Maker Sessions) event.

I take away some good information from each session, though it is difficult as much of the talk is quick and definitely geared toward those who have been at this for quite some time.  

If I'm in town, I attend the Deal Maker Session meetings - first Tuesday of every month - 7pm at the Airport Marriott.Perhaps we can meet up there?

No realtors or sales, just an open information sharing session and networking event. 

We do not qualify for the "for work" filter (our strict cancellation policy dis-allows us), but one of our quickest growing segments of renters is corporate bookings -- we get a lot of weekday bookings for corporate retreats, sales off-sites, exec planning sessions, etc. despite not showing in this filter.     

I went one and it horrible they literally spoke 3 mins on the subject which was hour session.

As with some therapy sessions. 

Join Triangle Deal Maker Sessions (go to MeetUp).

To attend meetings as nonmembers is $20 per session, but they will take the 20 off the $90 annual price if you sign up to be a member at next month's meeting.

@Lisa Sessions You could listen to them and wait an entire two years to get that low conventional rate or you could utilize a commercial/DSCR based loan where they measure the debt coverage based off of market rents.