Think they are a group of wholesalers/flippers, but the first meet I went to was more of a intro to real estate and investing in general - good info and refresher but probably not what you are looking for... but maybe since it was my first meetup with them. 

A lot has changed in Evansville over the last 15 years, and a lot of growth continues to happen as the area experiences a refreshing wave of revitalization and growth. 

Smaller upgrades to amenities and room refreshes can be done room by room in blocks while the hotel is in operation.(2) The best thing you can do is look back at the impact 2009 had on the industry.

The home had great bones and only needed a few updates, including new carpet, paint, bathrooms, refreshed basement, and 3 seasons room.

Thoughtful questions like yours, from someone who knows that his strength is in another field and he simply wants to deploy capital, are refreshing, reasonable, and logical indeed!

As I'm in Japan, & working full-time, the amount of time in a day that I can spend doing research is limited, though I dedicate at least 3 hours a day on research through online or listening to BP podcast from episode 1 (I'm currently on episode 27).I've also have been reaching out to the local investors asking if I can work for them for free on weekends to soak up as much information as I can since I speak both English & Japanese. 

Stick around and refresh yourself on the newest in real estate!  

Billions have flowed from European and Japanese markets into US equities, or 'the stock market' thus driving up the prices of stocks even further.

We put it back up on the rental market after just some deep cleaning, paint refresh... and listed it back up at $4100/mo just to see what happens.

I would recommend thinking through the same list of questions above regardless of if you will invest in your immediate area or across the glove.Here's a useful episode from the podcast that might be a good refresher:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015-10-01-bp-podcast-142-22-and-a-half-actionable-tips-beginner-real-estate-investors-with-josh-brandon