https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51-tax-legal-issues-con...

He's looking to start his real estate journey and found an agent through a forum who is suggesting to start investing in Detroit, MI (Zip 48224 and 48227).

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1136927-land-...I run a small organic farm in Victor, ID. 30 min from Jackson Hole and close to Grand Targhee ski resort in Idaho.

we see a lot of forum posts who never meet anyone in person and then things start to go off the railsmaybe @Bob Stevens has some recommendations

@Miki SheinaizenI recommend finding local meetups to attend. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521I have found all of my best connections at local meetups.For your BRRRR strategy, partnering with a local property manager and connecting with contractors early on can help streamline your rehab process, especially if you’re not local.

You can check the events forum here for ones near you, meetup dot com, and also your local REIA to get started.

Even the most active moderators tend to stick to specific forum topics.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/926/topics/1151922-than...Dozens of investors with decades of experience on here... very few of us has ever been sued (I was one of the few and my insurance was definitely more important than my LLC, which I only had because it was a requirement of getting a commercial loan).

I just get a little sad when I see aspirational posts in the forums from people with nothing who believe they can build real wealth easily and fast.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1113749-cost-segregation-faq