BiggerPockets Forums and MarketplaceOf course, BiggerPockets is an invaluable resource for networking, learning, and finding deals.

Are there specific networking events or forums within the BiggerPockets community that you recommend?

You could network through sites like bigger pockets or go to local real estate investor group meetings to make connections with people who could potentially be viable partners.  

Property manager helping to guide, and now stepping up to next level with networking.

So, real estate agents may do it part-time, but rarely do they do it well.Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Yes I invest in midterm/short term rentals myself in SA and I help many investors in my network and on bigger pockets find rentals here in San Antonio/New Braunfels.you can read some of my references and testimonials on my profile or google page 

I definitely think it is easier to get financing before converting to a PadSplit or use private money from people in your network.

I will be in Cincinnati from 11/1-11/3 attending the REIAGC this year and would love to meet with any Real Estate professionals and investors while I am in town. I am a Hard Money Lender looking to grow our book of b...

I have a small portfolio (3 SFH) entirely in my own backyard. Between a demanding FT job (that I enjoy,) a wife who also works FT, and two young children, I have no real desire to "all in" to real estate as a FT caree...

After speaking to a real estate investor recently, I got to find out that one of the most important things for wholesaling (if not the most important) is networking, that goes from buyers to listing agents and everyone involved in the sale and purchase of a property.