Feel free to connect here and interact in the forums.

Read and interact with as many people as you can on this site and look for a local REI group in your area.Best of luck.Paul

Paul area.I think this site is thus far an invaluable resource and I look forward to interacting with everyone and learning the ropes. 

The best way to do this is to interact regularly in the forums!

The FEMA people were okay after the flood as far as things went,  awesome in their interactions with us but in the end after a flood you are not made whole to what things were like before the flood so that is the cost of the flood zone.  

There seems to be a general attraction which is on point of interacting with the 'property' less.

Looking forward to interacting with everyone here!!

@Jason MunckWhen I receive a colleague request w/o a letter of introduction (PM of introduction) or it I receive one out of the blue from someone with whom I've had no interaction, I will typically "let it hang" until I learn more about the individual and why they were reaching out.Surprisingly I receive colleague requests from folks who have never participated on the site (0 posts to the forums or blogs), which frequently arrive with no introduction or explanation of the reason for reaching out.

Best bet is to interact with a board member to get the full scoop, write a letter to be read at a board meeting making your case and consider being on the board yourself...

I would encourage you to keep reading and interacting here on BiggerPockets to learn and leverage all the experience we have in this community.