My husband and I invest in Columbia as he is from Columbia and I lived there for 8 years. 

Hello Thomas, I am a Real estate agent in Columbia, SC and I primarily work with investors but still here and there do traditional buyers and sellers.

Since you're in Columbia, I would recommend going to a REIA live REI Live and asking some of the old heads there for advice.

Kelly,Welcome welcome to the great Mid-Atlantic region prices are high, and inventory is good.The challenge is the Columbia market for buy and hold has covenantsome and restrictions with different associations.

I think Columbia has meet ups, and I am not sure about Augusta, but Augusta has a few REI clubs.

Some areas of Columbia seem to have promise (columbia is an hour from me), Greenville has some hype, and so does Charlotte, NC (both are a couple hours away.)

CIREIA, INREIA, and the Alpine meet up at the Columbia Club are all great.  

Hi All,Just got my first investment in Columbia MD.

Hello, I'm looking at a 0.36 acre parcel of vacant land in Columbia, SC.  

Hello BiggerPockets family, my name is Guarionex, I'm 24 years old, I'm originally from the Dominican republic, moved to the District of Columbia area four years ago, i enjoy the BP because I'm enthusiastic about becoming a real estate investor, however, i must admit i know noting about how to start or what to do, but I have been doing some research online and just feel like most of the people are selling me something. at this moment I cannot stay still is like my heart is telling me to jump but i don't want to do it without knowing or understanding what it is I'm getting into.