This certainly is an active community.  

It is such a large market that values can fluctuate wildly, depending on location.I would become familiar with the city, select some areas to concentrate, and learn the values of what has traded past 90-180 days, since there may not be a lot if activity.

Do you have any other recommendations on how to find active real estate investors? 

But, as long as you plan to grow, it may be worth having that relationship in place so you're not scrambling later when your REI activities have picked up.Hope that helps!

I'm a 35 year old professional that travels a lot for work, but still actively wants to invest in RE. 

Even better, get some self employment activity and sponsor a solo 401k then no UBIT on leveraged real estate!   

SFR is active.

We don’t make any active income in the US, only passive.

A mindset of patience, perseverance, and learning by doing is crucial.

Speed of Financing: Time is crucial in fix and flips, and traditional loans (like bank loans) can be too slow.