If you go that route you can find people in the area you're wanting to invest and see how they handle themselves in the forums (are they knowledgeable, team player).

Also, see the discussion linked below about passive fund structures. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/70/topics/371926-notes-funds-for-individual-investors-what-are-the-best-players?

I've experienced what you are going through in the Austin market, where everyone is a player with money making offers up to $10,000 to $15,000 over asking price. 

You have to be a big player to get an unsecured line of credit for any amount of money.

In Austin we have two famous REI networking club (RENC andAREI & ME ) , I know to join this club will bring good benefit for networking, but i don't want to spend money to join 2 clubs if the members/player are the same, and if they always promoting their products,Is there anyone join with these club :Austin RENC or AREI & ME Give feedback about these club in Austin, do they always update with the current market, or always selling their products ?

What if they have 20 ATM withdrawls at a casino?

Isn't it mostly just casino business and not much other big businesses, so if the only thing fail or not doing good, then it will drag down the entire city so we should look for cities with more than just one single big business?

I think this borders on insanity.Take your cash (and family, though I'm in the camp that thinks kids in Vegas for vacation are not the best idea) to Vegas and gamble in the casino.

The poker craze came and a bunch of TV shows shuttled hundreds of thousands of people to the poker sites to get fleeced by the already-experienced players.

As an avid poker player I understand that scared money doesn't make money, but I can't shake this voice.