Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

I've learned quite a bit from attending, and it's good to network with others doing deals on the East end. 

Would love to attend the meetup @Kevin Fox does and hope to meet you all there and learn & share!

have attended meetings for ce requirements and for staying current on trends.

I've been reading books and also attended a few meetings.

I will be attending the meet up in Milpitas tomorrow, hopefully I will see some of you out there.

Try attending the local FFREIA meetings. 

Unless the space has already been setup for each unit in the rooms, I would just build a laundry room coin operation somewhere in the building.Your business will be built on the college season, if you don't book all the rooms while students are preparing to attend college that season, you wont book it till the following season.

Have you attend local REIs yet to network? 

Maybe it would work for an out of state buyer since its harder for them to attend the auction.