You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

Any recommendation on hot spot location to search for properties for fix and flips??

Search for  (Henry Clark Self storage will they come).We use a factor of 6 units to 100 people. 

Rick, I'd just start by searching the forums here.

If you google “Brandon Turner podcast” you’ll find it and then you can read the excerpts of each episode going backwards by date until you find it.

You can usually find some events by doing a simple google search.

Respond to DMs with Google form for prescreen (lots of people think it’s a scam; see form below)3.

Good luck with the search and reach out with any questions.

At one point (it's been a few years since I delt with this) there was a nationwide advertiser (high ranking on Google search) that had contracted with the low cost provider in Denver and had a non-compete clause.

Anything you buy in Columbus will appreciate like crazy because of great macroeconomics - there's population growth, job growth, and companies like Intel, Google, Amazon, etc. moving and developing here.