It's the modern day equivalent of the wild west. 

I am not sure the specific forums but you can set up keyword alerts and there are in person meetups on the 2nd Monday and 3rd Wednesday of each month at Buffalo Wild Wings at 6.

@Tyler D'AlessandroThe “best deal” is wildly subjective to countless factors, and dependent on your goals (must be more specific than long term cash flow).

When you go the portfolio route, it's like the wild wild west.Stephanie

Plan would be to BRRR it and I know I can get great rents for the units once it is renovated & up to speed.I see a few online Hard Money lenders, and I have called my local lender friends which have lead to wild goose chases, and various application fees.

The bids I'm receiving vary wildly. 

@Kyle Ransom your costs are going to vary wildly depending on where you are and what you need.

Don't go wild with the fees since you probably won't get it back, but I was able to take it out of the security deposit. 

Followup: Working with a different lender who matched the original lender’s terms, better closing costs, and zero months of tax/insurance built into closing to pre-fund escrow.I guess it goes to show how wildly different the closing costs and requirements can be from bank to bank.

As we all know, real estate doesn't move in wild swings, you can see when an area is going to shift months before the prices are affected if you are paying attention.The other resource that will give you amazing insights into what areas are appreciating, which are depreciating, which are in a bubble and which are severely depressed is www.housingalerts.com.