They accept out of state investors as well, as there are virtual meetings to attend. 

Does it meet the typical minimum in a hot market of a 10% cash on cash return? 

But my dad says real estate is too risky and if I can't meet his expectations on being frugal or working the job, he'll send me to college!

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

fair return methodology used must be “concerned with the financial integrity of the businessas a whole, not the ability to obtain a return on a discrete portion of the business.”MNOI presumes that the rents Landlords chose to charge, in a year free fromthe idea of rent control, provided Landlords a fair return on their investment,as the rents that were charged were based on general market conditions, andnot the upward pressure that policy discussions of rent control may have onthe market.

However, you should be aware that it can separate if not installed properly, which will cause it to lift at the seams or edges where two pieces meet together.

I will be in Nashville 8/3 to 8/5 meeting with fellow investors. let's meet for coffee.Let's meet up 

Go attend MREIA, Oakland REIA, Wayne REIA and Renegade Detroit Investors local meetings.

Thank you for the welcome and it’s a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, yes I definitely plan on starting off small and building a solid team so when I am ready for multifamily units, I will have a strong structure 

Just make sure it's an actual team that meets every day and has team signage and not a downline group at a cloud brokerage that just wants to get you there and then never talks to you again.