Just think about how to be unique when you are executing a strategy that MANY others are doing with almost the exact same message....

I'm new to the business, and looking for unique ways to acquire local investors...any ideas you could send my way, I would greatly appreciate!

That is 2 VERY different worlds so they will both have their own unique scope of knowledge.

There is no strategy that is so unique or informative or secretive that someone with a bit of creative thought, one with logical thinking attributes could not figure out having a good command of basic real estate practices.Now, I'll yield to marketing, yellow letters, advancing and promoting yourself, phone systems, the generic business stuff that is not really so much an issue in RE, or such hardly regulated areas.

If you are going to the Parade on Friday, be safe. know there will be a ton of pick pockets so caution is the key word.As to networking, there are a ton of Chicago types on here, and you should hit up a few of the local REI Clubs.Here is a link for come clubs: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-clubs/illinois.htmlEach club has its own unique identity and "vibe" so hit a few and figure out which if not all that work for you.

This gives us a unique perspective.

Fortunately we're one of the largest installations in the world and we have two unique features (a shipyard and nuclear subbase - one of only two or three in the U.S.).

Thank you for taking the time to read and respond to my inquiry.Salient points:Very unique property was purchased by an investor for $110,000 cash in January 2012.

My full time job does give me a unique insight into building failures and I also get to see what contractors screw up, or install incorrectly.

RE is a unique business, it also takes a certain personality to be a landlord/owner and many assume they can or are willing to hold properties but find later it's not for them.