Welcome and I'm new too.Try your local Meetup Group and LinkedIn.

For example, I've typed in my LinkedIn name under "contact" on the dashboard but the LinkedIn button hasn't shown up.

I second the LinkedIn recommendation - it's a great place to find people from just about any field, and people who have said on there that they're willing to be contacted for business opportunities are usually serious, and will respond.I'd take the time to get a few endorsements from old colleagues / friends before sending out contacts though.

I know about LinkedIn and I do plan to update my profile there.

With the IPO craze that has recently overtaken the stock market, (Linkedin, Pandora, Zillow, etc) is it only a matter of time before we see a Bigger Pockets IPO?

They are in direct contract with veterans.Search LinkedIn for the veteran groups.Paul

Many may look at the number of followers they have on Twitter, Facebook “friends” or LinkedIn connections as an indication of their network and the subsequent number of likes a post garners as a barometer of networking success.

This technique has brought up the bulk of my investor list- Go on linkedin and search for "Investors", "Real Estate Investors", "Rehabber" and all the likes related.

Hello, everyone I have recently created a Linkedin profile for our real estate company.

So far I've been using craigslist, linkedin, facebook, backpage and my website.