I recommend checking local crime statistics on SpotCrime.

He gives realistic no fluff advice for those starting out and of course that's a huge part of BP audience not the guru's or the guys at are at the top already or say they are.. but real advice on how to work in a local market and do the things it takes to get there and how long it generally will take a person if they are dedicated extremely focused on the goal as Steve and his family were. 

-Local banks were the best.

Need more information about local comps, the condition, and state of the market.

Hello BPers I was going to attend my first local investor event/meet up and was wondering what people normally wear to these things.

I'm a construction management consultant (so similar to engineering) and investor/agent in the Boston area so I get the need to want/need to stay local.

@Nick D.We are local to the area, I'm from Springfield MA.

i like your idea to stay local. 

Go to small local/regional banks NOT national ones.

Networking, local meetups, door knocking, mailers, wholesalers, online forums specific to your area of interest.