We'll just keep blasting mail until we find that diamond in the rough!

We're expect about 100 people at Black Diamond on Tuesday, check it out on BP here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/656899-social-media-s-secret-sauce-making-a-splash-in-real-estate

If so... you're not going to make any cash flow unless you find a diamond. 

Combine with general macro economic environmental conditions and there are few places other than hard tangible assets such as land, gold, diamonds and commodities that preserve wealth and fewer that can provide income, cash flow and peace of mind during a recession or increasingly uncertain times. 

Networking is basically building up connections with people you have something in common, or have some kind of rapport, with.You can try to make such connections here on Bigger Pockets, or via a local networking group such as the RI Real Estate Investors Group or Black Diamond REI in southern Mass.

In the meantime, Mayport, FL literally across the street from Atlantic Beach, FL is a diamond in the rough and many people still live in mayport because it is one of the last affordable places to live in "Jax beach"

Here in Chicago, there are some true diamonds in the rough that trade on the MLS.

The properties I picked up looked rough but so do diamonds at first. 45k for three properties 😁.

I always use this analogy: would you tell a beginner skier who has zero experience to ski a double black diamond (the most advanced terrain) for their first run?

If you haven’t already seen it, I recommend checking out the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginner’s Guide and the entertaining and informative BP podcasts.There are also offline groups you can attend for in-person networking, like the Rhode Island Real Estate Investor Group in RI or Black Diamond REI in southern Mass.As far as buying investment/income property, have you talked to a mortgage person to see what price range you can reasonably afford?