Cincinnati and Columbus chapters are very active here and nationally and a great resource for networking, recommended contractors/vendors and education.

Networking with local real estate investor groups can also help identify lenders active in your area.

And yes, they ARE actively policing it.

Due to Coachella, I am guessing there is active tourism.

It also identifies signer names within the documents, allowing you to uncover the owners behind the ownership entities.Currently, lenders primarily utilize the platform to monitor client and bank activity, but we're exploring options to tailor the tools for investors.

You tailor all this according to your unique needs.Real talk: How are you currently balancing your W2 and REI activities?

Quote from @Feroz Penangwala: Hi everyone, I’m curious—how many of you are actively closing real estate deals right now?

As an active-duty (soon transitioning) Air Force myself, I know the VA loan is a powerful asset for us.

Unlike some buyers, I ALWAYS go look at the properties before the sale and discovered that the vacant lot had an active railroad track on it and therefore was unbuildable, and would remain unbuildable until the railroad removed their track. 

This doesn't necessarily mean just an investor, but somebody who active works in the space and puts in at least 700 hours of work into it per year.