In my market, right now, most anything you bought at 70% of value still wouldn't meet that rule.

Hey everybody, I've been listening to BP podcasts for a couple years now, and I'm excited to finally get in here and start accelerating my learning and meet some like-minded people. 

Just had a quarterly Bank advisory meeting for small towns and areas  All technical people are Harding to get.  

There are some great meet ups in your area I'm sure and a lot of people at those meet ups are more than happy to chat and give ideas and answer questions.

Also looking forward to meeting any local wholesalers or people living out the house hacking dream.Thank you to @Scott Trench for leaving a great how-to on introductions!

Looking forward to working and meeting everyone both local and non. 

My budget will be around $200k but I’m meeting with a lender on Tuesday to go over all of my options.

The city board of adjustment meeting was held today and we presented our case and explained that we made huge investments into the home to remodel and furnish it with the belief that we would be able to operate it as an STR since we had an approved permit.The Board denied my request and did not take any responsibility. 

You'll meet a lot of other investors in the Cleveland area here. 

You can meet local investors by registering to attend real estate events in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings6.