I remember the tale about the neophyte stock market player who went to his mentor and said "I just bought a block [100 shares] of IBM."

I am a senior baseball player at the University of Memphis.

I wanted to introduce myself as I am incredibly anxious to step foot into the incredible world of REI and would love to know if there are any local investors that meet/would like to meet on a semi-regular basis.I currently have a full time job in outside sales in the Arvada area so I do a lot of driving around which enables me to spend a lot of my time listening to podcasts and educating myself but I would love to get to know some players within my local area to really dive deep into the subject and in which I could potentially be of value in the future.

There are number of great meet ups here and lots of major players here on the BP network. 

Cynthia Lummins, and incoming senator, has stated that Bitcoin is going to be an important player for the future and she hopes to bring Bitcoin into the national conversation.

C/D?

About 15 years ago contract for deeds were virtually eliminated in Texas by legislation which not only limited the benefits of using a CD, but introduced severe penalties for even minor issues of non compliance.  

That can literally be like 50 bucks - and that is not up to youInvesting in section 8 usually means C-D class areas - Higher risk, higher turnover, higher chance of evictions, higher chance of property damage, behind on rent etc.Instead of buying a 20 unit, maybe considering scaling down and investing in a solid area. 

@Suzanne Player If you want a counterpoint, I navigated a major claim not long ago without a public adjuster.

These basketball players from outside the USA whoop the USA inside the USA.