A great way to start is by attending RE events and joining a local investors association.

At the last show I attended, our booth was directly across from a RE broker of RV Parks.

I attended the City of Binghamton Council meeting to try and defend why good cause eviction is not the way to go! 

If you plan to attend college that location might be a great place to start.

Also, consider joining local real estate investment groups in the Ashtabula area - even if you attend virtually.

I attend seminars, and real estate meet ups, as well as work with my local housing authority to keep up with the local tenant landlord laws. 3) We did all of our own maintenance.

Investment product marketers who claim to be GPs, GPs who claim “ownership”, insurance salesman who claim to be “financial advisors”, people who attended an executive training program claiming to have an MBA, what ever happened to honesty?  

I will be attending a CRREIA meeting if you are interested in connecting at all!

In addition to making connections here you should try to attend some local in person meetups.

There's plenty of info to soak up on BP but make sure you also attend local meet ups, even if they might be on other islands and network with local investors.