The focus for these groups of people too many times is always on defer defer defer…..

If you're more of a 'personal referral' person than a 'do research online' person, and this is local to you in Manhattan, KS, hit up one or two of the trades people in the "little apple all stars" BNI group.

For a first time investor, I definitely recommend house hacking for most people as homeowner loans are by far the best in terms of rate and LTV. 

A few people travel from Daytona just to come to the meetings. 

I believe if people make money and there is sufficient housing supply, housing will become affordable. 

My biggest issue was the fact that I couldn't count on emails actually getting through.

I know that I monitor this CT forum since I am from CT and looking to help people be successful in CT.  

That’s 3 months of mortgage out of pocket and can make Chas flow negative. im also curious if people have experience doing section 8 in b neighborhoods or just c and d 

Weekends for a lot of people are usually tied up with kids sports, family functions and trips.

i would not buy a random property in Alabama that you find on Zillow and turn it over to people you've never met just because the price point is appealing.here are some threads on how that can go:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1160450-run-i...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1215726-break...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...i own property in 3 states - happy to answer any questions you have.